The Irish Times

Strong showing for moderates could ease Catalan talks with Madrid

Socialists win Sunday’s Catalonia elections but nationalists increase their majority

Mon Feb 15 2021 - 22:16

Spanish small-town mayors face flak for getting coronavirus vaccine

Politicians received Covid-19 jab despite not being high risk

Mon Jan 18 2021 - 21:30

Spain’s new memory law to help search for Franco’s victims

Law will make state responsible for identifying victims and pave way for probes into abuses

Tue Sept 15 2020 - 18:35

Spanish regional elections see nationalists surge

Win for moderate in Galicia raises questions about opposition leader’s hardline style

Mon Jul 13 2020 - 17:51

Coronavirus upheaval leaves Spain’s Pedro Sánchez struggling

Minority government wins vote to extend state of emergency but alienates Catalan nationalists

Thu May 21 2020 - 19:00

Leftist deal raises prospects of new Spanish government

Socialists sign accord with Podemos two days after election as voter patience runs out

Tue Nov 12 2019 - 18:46

Spain’s reckoning with its past shows Francoism is far from dead

Reburial of dictator’s remains has raised questions about the legacy of his regime

Sat Oct 26 2019 - 06:00

Elections round-up: how people voted across the EU

Country-by-country guide to elections that saw modest gains for the far-right in many member states

Mon May 27 2019 - 19:43

Spain’s right-wing ‘prince’ divides a nation ahead of election

Popular Party’s Pablo Casado has ramped up his fiery rhetoric in a bid to become PM

Mon Apr 22 2019 - 06:00

Sánchez’s Catalan strategy angers adversaries and unsettles allies

Worryingly for the prime minister, there are now voices of dissent within his Socialist Party

Fri Dec 21 2018 - 20:13

Angry scenes mar Spanish prime minister’s Barcelona visit

Madrid government claims trip will boost chances of Catalan solution

Fri Dec 21 2018 - 20:00

Spain’s opposition leader hit by scandal over masters degree

Magistrate finds evidence that Pablo Casado’s degree was a ‘gift’ because of political connections

Thu Aug 09 2018 - 14:28

New Spanish opposition leader to take tough line on Catalonia and abortion

Pablo Casado promises a return to traditional conservative values for Popular Party

Sun Jul 22 2018 - 16:00

Spanish conservatives elect hardline new leader

Popular Party chooses traditionalist Pablo Casado following divisive leadership contest

Sat Jul 21 2018 - 18:02

Spain’s once-dominant conservatives face an existential crisis

As the Popular Party chooses a new leader, members grapple with a threat of extinction

Fri Jul 20 2018 - 01:00

Pedro Sánchez ousts Rajoy to become Spain’s prime minister

Socialist becomes the new PM with the support of a ‘Frankenstein coalition’

Fri Jun 01 2018 - 19:04

Endgame for Spain’s Rajoy as parliament turns against him

Leader could resign ahead of no-confidence vote amid torrent of corruption allegations

Thu May 31 2018 - 19:49

‘I think the Irish are Spaniards who got lost’

Ian Gibson has lived in Spain for decades and is best known for his work on the poet Federico García Lorca

Mon May 14 2018 - 05:00

Women’s protest at Spanish broadcaster reflects feminist tide

Journalists wear black and share claims of manipulation by superiors

Sun May 06 2018 - 21:27

Madrid region president quits over video of face cream theft

Cristina Cifuentes of Popular Party resigns after footage emerges of supermarket incident

Wed Apr 25 2018 - 19:24