Socialist Pedro Sánchez loses first investiture vote
After a day of debate in Spain’s lower house, Socialist Party (PSOE) chief Pedro Sánchez was unsuccesful on Wednesday night in his bid to be voted in as the country’s…
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Sánchez calls for support to pull Spain out of current political impasse
Socialist Party (PSOE) leader Pedro Sánchez made his much-anticipated investiture speech in Congress on Tuesday afternoon, offering “a government of change and of dialogue” that would save Spain from its…
Veteran Basque Socialist becomes new Spanish congressional speaker
Patxi López, a veteran Socialist who served as Basque premier between 2009 and 2012, became the first speaker in Spanish democratic history who does not belong to the party that…
What are the most transparent Spanish political parties?
Partido Popular: 82% Podemos: 77% PSOE: 68% UPyD: 63% Chunta Aragonesista: 51% Ciudadanos: 51% ERC: 49% Izquierda Unida: 49% Compromís: 40% EQUO: 40% Full analysis here.