Facing opposition from the Spanish justice system, negotiators took a week to fine-tune the legal wording of the law that will allow Pedro Sánchez to form a new government in the coming days
The club remains split between those that support Brussels’ initiatives focused on distributing migrants between members and those countries, like Hungary or Poland, whose far-right governments consider the influx of outsiders a threat
Alberto Núñez Feijóo only received support from his own Popular Party, the far-right Vox and two small regional groups. If he does not win approval in a second vote on Friday, acting PM Pedro Sánchez gets a chance to try
Spain’s conservative Popular Party organized a rally in the capital to demonstrate against possible measures to clear those involved in the 2016 secession bid
The forum organized by EL PAÍS in New York highlights the joint ties and opportunities for cooperation to confront global challenges
Spain’s acting PM laid out his political project, emphasizing the environmental transition and reducing structural unemployment, at an EL PAÍS event in New York
Spain’s acting PM Pedro Sánchez took part in the event in New York, which was organized by EL PAÍS and the Spain-U.S. Chamber of Commerce
The president of the Spanish Football Federation presented himself as the victim of a witch hunt by ‘false feminists’ and claims World Cup final kiss with Spain midfielder was ‘consensual’
‘What we saw is unacceptable,’ Pedro Sánchez said. ‘And the apologies offered by Mr. Rubiales are not sufficient, I would call them inappropriate’
The crucial vote Thursday was won by Francina Armengol with 178 votes against 139 for the main rightwing Popular Party’s candidate in the 350-lower house of parliament
The winner of the election, Alberto Núñez Feijóo of the Popular Party, claims the right to try to form a government first. But legal experts say such a ‘right’ is not enshrined in the Constitution
The Spanish jobless rate is almost double the European average. Experts suggest a series of reasons for the stubbornly high figure, but admit that it remains ‘the million dollar question’
The Italian prime minister needed a resounding result from the right to expand her model to other countries and the European Parliament, but Vox lost 19 seats and the conservative Popular Party has fallen short of an absolute majority
The two right-wing parties did not win enough seats to form an absolute majority, and the possibility that the Popular Party and the far-right Vox could make pacts with other parties can be completely ruled out
The mainstream conservatives led by Alberto Núñez Feijóo win the most seats, but Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialists have added votes and seats from the last election and will seek to craft a governing alliance
The mainstream conservatives and far-right Vox together have 169 seats, while the Socialists and Sumar obtain a combined 153, both short of the 176-seat threshold
The courts insist that the accused must prove the reasons why they did not show up and sets out hefty fines and even prison terms
Electric fans and water bottles were ubiquitous on a day that yielded quite a few anecdotes, including voting newlyweds and a village that voted in 26 seconds
The right is the favorite, but the scenario has become more open in the final stretch. Fear that the far right could enter the government if the mainstream conservatives win is mobilizing left-wing voters
Candidates exchanged a volley of personal attacks and urged voters to go out in force on Sunday. Although polls indicate a more likely victory for the right, the end of the campaign seemed to provide a late-minute boost to the left
The following is the prediction of seats and majorities of our statistical model, based on polls and 15,000 simulations. The most likely outcome is that PP and Vox will have a majority (55% of the time), but it would not be entirely surprising to see a tight result and a left-wing government
The Alliance has launched a study to assess potential risks from North Africa, the Sahel and Middle East, but the area was left out of regional plans approved at Vilnius summit
Although the most likely outcome is a right-wing majority, the ruling Socialists are gaining some ground and a left-wing alliance could eat into the conservatives’ lead
The Spanish capital will host an October meeting of international investors who manage more than five trillion euros in assets
The Dutch academic talks to EL PAÍS about welfare chauvinism, the rise of ‘far-right porn’ and how the mainstream became radicalized
The Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party suffered a dramatic electoral reverse in local and regional elections held on Sunday, triggering an equally dramatic response from Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez
They held talks Friday as their countries cooperate with Canada to establish migration hubs in Latin America where asylum seekers fleeing poverty and violence in their home countries can go to apply for protection