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…
Tag Archives: elections
Rajoy preparing government and Popular Party for fresh elections
“The most likely scenario right now, with a much higher probability rate than any other, is that we are headed towards a new general election,” said one high-ranking official from…
Embattled Catalan leader vows to make a stand despite calls to resign
Acting Catalan premier Artur Mas will not step down to prevent early elections in March, despite calls to do so from a small party that holds the key to power…
Who will govern Spain for the next 4 years?
Average of polls: (Graphic by ECFR) As you can see, the centre right party Partido Popular (EPP) is leading the polls without reaching the majority needed to govern (176 seats)….