https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spain's acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy began talks on Thursday with other political parties to try to form a government after his conservative Popular Party won repeat elections, but fell short of an absolute majority. https://www.thelocal.es/20160701/spains-rajoy-starts-talks-to-form-government-after-vote Fri, 01 Jul 2016 10:38:42 +0200 spains-rajoy-starts-talks-to-form-government-after-vote Spain's ruling conservatives emerged stronger from weekend repeat elections even if they still don't have a majority, and will make a fresh push to form a government in the face of hostile rivals. https://www.thelocal.es/20160628/spanish-general-election-what-next Tue, 28 Jun 2016 10:38:16 +0200 spanish-general-election-what-next The second election in six months proved surprising but will it end the deadlock? Here's what we know. https://www.thelocal.es/20160627/six-things-we-learnt-from-spains-repeat-elections Mon, 27 Jun 2016 15:30:43 +0200 six-things-we-learnt-from-spains-repeat-elections A selfie mishap left one Spanish politician accidentally uploading a photo of himself in his underwear onto social media. https://www.thelocal.es/20160627/underwear-selfie-makes-pp-the-butt-of-jokes Mon, 27 Jun 2016 13:17:22 +0200 underwear-selfie-makes-pp-the-butt-of-jokes Spain's Socialists said on Monday they would not back a government led by Mariano Rajoy, in the first sign that the incumbent prime minister may have a tough time forming a coalition after yet more inconclusive elections. https://www.thelocal.es/20160627/socialists-refuse-to-back-conservatives-after-spain-polls Mon, 27 Jun 2016 12:17:52 +0200 socialists-refuse-to-back-conservatives-after-spain-polls Spain's newspapers handed a decisive victory to Rajoy on Monday morning. https://www.thelocal.es/20160627/spain-general-election-press-review Mon, 27 Jun 2016 10:41:59 +0200 spain-general-election-press-review Spain's acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said he would make a push for power after his conservatives won more seats in parliament in a repeat general election on Sunday, even though it still fell short of a majority https://www.thelocal.es/20160627/spains-rajoy-claims-right-to-form-govt-after-poll-win Mon, 27 Jun 2016 09:36:47 +0200 spains-rajoy-claims-right-to-form-govt-after-poll-win Spain's ruling conservatives won a repeat general election on Sunday with 32.7 percent of the vote, ahead of the Socialists which came in second, with 90 percent of ballots counted. https://www.thelocal.es/20160626/spain-election-results Sun, 26 Jun 2016 21:10:24 +0200 spain-election-results Spaniards cast ballots for the second time in six months in repeat polls on Sunday that may see the conservatives remain in power, even if many vote for left-wing parties. But what are the possible outcomes? https://www.thelocal.es/20160622/spanish-elections-what-are-the-possible-outcomes-pp-psoe-podemos-cuidadanos Wed, 22 Jun 2016 10:41:45 +0200 spanish-elections-what-are-the-possible-outcomes-pp-psoe-podemos-cuidadanos Just days after a shock Brexit, Spaniards voted in repeat elections Sunday to decide if they too want a radical shift as promised by a far-left coalition led by Podemos. https://www.thelocal.es/20160626/pain-holds-rerun-poll-amid-brexit-after-shocks Sun, 26 Jun 2016 20:20:07 +0200 pain-holds-rerun-poll-amid-brexit-after-shocks In Spain's southern tourist hotspot Jerez de la Frontera, Cristian Garcia whiles away the day sitting on a bench with his mates. Unemployed, he will vote for a far-left coalition led by Podemos in Sunday's elections. https://www.thelocal.es/20160625/radicalism-or-the-devil-you-know-spain-wavers-before-vote Sat, 25 Jun 2016 16:09:19 +0200 radicalism-or-the-devil-you-know-spain-wavers-before-vote Spain's conservative acting Prime Minister looks set to benefit as his countrymen fear economic repercussions from the UK's decision to leave the EU. https://www.thelocal.es/20160624/how-will-brexit-affect-sundays-general-election-in-spain Fri, 24 Jun 2016 14:09:48 +0200 how-will-brexit-affect-sundays-general-election-in-spain Spain's interior minister faced calls to resign Wednesday over a conversation leaked four days before elections in which he and an anti-fraud official appear to discuss ways to incriminate his political rivals. https://www.thelocal.es/20160622/spains-interior-minister-faces-calls-to-resign-over-leaked-tapes Wed, 22 Jun 2016 16:02:39 +0200 spains-interior-minister-faces-calls-to-resign-over-leaked-tapes Spain's politicians are going viral... and not in a good way. https://www.thelocal.es/20160620/spains-election-campaign-rajoy-ice-cream Mon, 20 Jun 2016 18:00:52 +0200 spains-election-campaign-rajoy-ice-cream Spain suffered a fresh setback Friday after the Socialists and anti-austerity party Podemos - key players in a weeks-long bid to form a government - hit a deadlock in talks. https://www.thelocal.es/20160205/spain-in-limbo-as-coalition-talks-stall-politics Fri, 05 Feb 2016 17:36:38 +0100 spain-in-limbo-as-coalition-talks-stall-politics Spain's king gave Socialist party chief Pedro Sanchez the tough task of forming a government on Tuesday in a bid to end a potentially damaging political deadlock more than six weeks after inconclusive elections. https://www.thelocal.es/20160203/king-asked-socialist-leader-to-form-a-government Wed, 03 Feb 2016 09:54:15 +0100 king-asked-socialist-leader-to-form-a-government The mediation skills of Spain's King Felipe VI are being put to the test this week as he meets with political leaders to try to end the impasse the country has faced since an inconclusive general election. https://www.thelocal.es/20160120/spains-king-steps-up-to-try-and-end Wed, 20 Jan 2016 11:42:37 +0100 spains-king-steps-up-to-try-and-end Spain's acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Monday he hoped a new government is formed "as soon as possible", warning political uncertainty threatens to derail the economy. https://www.thelocal.es/20160118/desperate-rajoy-seeks-support-to-end-deadlock Mon, 18 Jan 2016 17:01:33 +0100 desperate-rajoy-seeks-support-to-end-deadlock A debate has been raging over the cleanliness of dreadlocks after new Podemos MPs were criticized over their choice of hairstyle. https://www.thelocal.es/20160115/dreadlock-row-divides-old-politics-from-new-in-spanish-parliament Fri, 15 Jan 2016 17:49:17 +0100 dreadlock-row-divides-old-politics-from-new-in-spanish-parliament Spain's lower house was filled with new faces at the opening session of Spain’s new parliament following last month’s inconclusive general election - and the star of the show was still in nappies. https://www.thelocal.es/20160113/younger-scruffier-and-with-a-babe-in-arms-this-is-spains-new-political-elite Wed, 13 Jan 2016 19:08:01 +0100 younger-scruffier-and-with-a-babe-in-arms-this-is-spains-new-political-elite