Pedro Sánchez

Pedro Sánchez faced withering criticism on the first of a two-day parliamentary debate that will end with a vote to confirm him as the new head of government

The former Catalan premier should be able to go home without fear of being arrested, but it could be a while before his case is fully dropped if the Supreme Court raises a question of unconstitutionality

‘The world is not seeing it enough and that is why I wanted to come, because it’s not getting the coverage it deserves,’ he said after being spotted in the company of the leader of the Spanish far-right party Vox

The government hopes that widespread opposition to the deal with Catalan separatists led by Carles Puigdemont will subside once details of the law are known

In the opposition’s largest show of force to date against the deal granting leniency to Carles Puigdemont and others, there were calls for new elections and general strike

The conservative Popular Party called the rally on Sunday to demonstrate against the agreement that paves the way for Pedro Sánchez to return to power

Around 8,000 people marched in Madrid and 3,000 in Granada against the agreement that paves the way for PM Pedro Sánchez to remain in power. The opposition leader has called a fresh demonstration for Sunday

Many youths, who previously used sporting events to vent their anger, are using recent protests against the Socialist government of Pedro Sánchez to regain lost visibility, according to the police

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