Madrid government claims trip will boost chances of Catalan solution

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

Galicia and Basque elections could boost Mariano Rajoy’s attempts to stay on as PM

Centre-right party opens door to formation of a new government

Spain experiences Brexit ripple effect

Advances bolster Popular Party leader’s ambition to form ‘grand coalition’

The public mood generally has shifted from exasperation to resignation, but the impact of a second impasse will be unpredictable

The most likely outcome remains new elections in June – and no major changes in the results

Peace dividend may follow for new government

Impasse points to another election in June

Discreet voices in Brussels are warning that continued instability threatens an economic recovery that pulled the country back from brink of collapse

Many Spaniards now accept that only a fresh and more open-ended vision of a common Iberian home can resolve the Catalan crisis

General election result retards gathering momentum towards state break-up

The challenge of coalition building will also be complicated by very differing attitudes to Catalan and Basque demands for independence