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 Hard left-wing party Unidas Podemos, junior partner in Spain's ruling coalition, is expected to name Ione Belarra as its leader Sunday after the departure of Pablo Iglesias, who founded the faction in 2014. https://www.thelocal.es/20210611/spains-podemos-party-names-new-head-after-pablo-iglesias-departure Fri, 11 Jun 2021 13:14:25 +0200 spains-podemos-party-names-new-head-after-pablo-iglesias-departure Three months after Spain rushed to launch a minimum basic income scheme to fight a spike in poverty due to the coronavirus pandemic, the programme is at a dead-end because of an avalanche of applications. https://www.thelocal.es/20200830/spains-basic-income-scheme-hits-backlog-dead-end Sun, 30 Aug 2020 11:26:17 +0200 spains-basic-income-scheme-hits-backlog-dead-end The surge in infections brought the total to 2,968 cases in Spain up from 2,140 on Wednesday evening, with deaths leaping to 84 from 48 within the same time frame. https://www.thelocal.es/20200312/coronavirus-spains-equality-minister-tests-positive-and-podemos-leader-quarantined Thu, 12 Mar 2020 17:48:06 +0100 coronavirus-spains-equality-minister-tests-positive-and-podemos-leader-quarantined Spain's new coalition government between Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialist party and hard-left Podemos wants to raise taxes for the rich, roll back a reform of labour market laws, and raise salaries. https://www.thelocal.es/20200107/leftist-coalition-government-what-next-for-spain Wed, 08 Jan 2020 00:38:14 +0100 leftist-coalition-government-what-next-for-spain Spanish lawmakers will this weekend begin debating whether to renew Pedro Sanchez as prime minister and end months of political deadlock in the major European Union country. https://www.thelocal.es/20200101/spain-parliament-debate-could-end-political-impasse Wed, 01 Jan 2020 19:29:56 +0100 spain-parliament-debate-could-end-political-impasse Spain's new parliament met for its opening session Tuesday, with the far-right Vox as the third-largest party following a divisive election that failed to resolve years of political deadlock. https://www.thelocal.es/20191203/spain-swears-in-new-parliament Tue, 03 Dec 2019 14:39:10 +0100 spain-swears-in-new-parliament Spain could soon have its first left-wing coalition government after general elections on November 10th led to an agreement between erstwhile political rivals on the left. https://www.thelocal.es/20191127/how-spains-new-left-wing-coalition-fits-into-europes-shifting-political-allegiances Wed, 27 Nov 2019 10:20:38 +0100 how-spains-new-left-wing-coalition-fits-into-europes-shifting-political-allegiances Spain's Socialists and the radical leftwing Podemos have agreed in principle to form a coalition government, the leaders of the two parties said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20191112/spain-socialists-and-podemos-sign-a-pact-to-form-government Tue, 12 Nov 2019 15:53:39 +0100 spain-socialists-and-podemos-sign-a-pact-to-form-government Spain’s general election is 'al doblar de la esquina' (around the corner) as they will take place on Sunday November 10th. This is all the vocabulary you will need to understand it. https://www.thelocal.es/20191108/all-the-words-you-need-to-know-to-understand-spains-general-election Fri, 08 Nov 2019 13:00:50 +0100 all-the-words-you-need-to-know-to-understand-spains-general-election The former number two of Spain's Podemos said Wednesday he would contest November's elections, running against his former close friend Pablo Iglesias who heads the far-left party. https://www.thelocal.es/20190926/spanish-elections-podemos-co-founder-forms-new-party-to-rival-podemos Thu, 26 Sep 2019 11:48:33 +0200 spanish-elections-podemos-co-founder-forms-new-party-to-rival-podemos Spain's Pedro Sanchez has just nine days left to resolve a political crisis that could drag the country to its fourth elections in as many years. Everything hinges on him securing support from the far-left Podemos. https://www.thelocal.es/20190914/spains-sanchez-in-race-to-avoid-fresh-elections Sat, 14 Sep 2019 11:17:34 +0200 spains-sanchez-in-race-to-avoid-fresh-elections Far-left party Podemos, which just four years ago took over major city halls across Spain, suffered a humiliating defeat in Sunday's local, regional and European elections, a victim of internal disputes. https://www.thelocal.es/20190528/analysis-what-has-happened-to-spains-radical-left-party-podemos Tue, 28 May 2019 12:09:34 +0200 analysis-what-has-happened-to-spains-radical-left-party-podemos Spain's radical left-wing Podemos party launched its campaign for next month's elections on Saturday with its leader apologising to supporters for infighting that threatens to destroy it. https://www.thelocal.es/20190324/spains-crisis-hit-podemos-launches-election-campaign Sun, 24 Mar 2019 11:16:08 +0100 spains-crisis-hit-podemos-launches-election-campaign What happened to the Podemos revolutionary drive that made so many voters' eyes sparkle at the height of the unemployment crisis five years ago? https://www.thelocal.es/20190122/is-podemos-heading-for-a-terrible-result-at-the-may-elections-in-spain Tue, 22 Jan 2019 16:38:15 +0100 is-podemos-heading-for-a-terrible-result-at-the-may-elections-in-spain The leader of Spain's far-left party Podemos, who has praised the achievements of Venezuela's leftist government in the past, on Thursday changed course, saying the situation in the Latin American country was "disastrous". https://www.thelocal.es/20181214/podemos-admits-it-was-wrong-to-praise-venezuela Fri, 14 Dec 2018 11:49:41 +0100 podemos-admits-it-was-wrong-to-praise-venezuela New parents Pablo Iglesias and Irene Montero have issued a public letter thanking everyone who has supported them since the premature birth of their twins and praising the medical staff who cared for the babies. https://www.thelocal.es/20180905/podemos-pair-thank-wellwishers-hospital-and-wet-nurses-for-premature-twins Wed, 05 Sep 2018 19:52:00 +0200 podemos-pair-thank-wellwishers-hospital-and-wet-nurses-for-premature-twins The twin sons of Podemos party leader Pablo Iglesias and his partner, and party spokesman, Irene Montero were born prematurely on Tuesday at a Madrid hospital. https://www.thelocal.es/20180704/podemos-twins-arrive-three-months-early Wed, 04 Jul 2018 15:04:54 +0200 podemos-twins-arrive-three-months-early Spain's far-left party Podemos, which helped the Socialists oust the conservatives and take power, accused new Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez of being "arrogant" for thinking "he could govern alone." https://www.thelocal.es/20180609/far-left-podemos-accuses-spains-new-pm-of-arrogance Sat, 09 Jun 2018 12:36:07 +0200 far-left-podemos-accuses-spains-new-pm-of-arrogance Spain's new Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will not include ministers in his cabinet from far-left party Podemos, which helped him oust conservative Mariano Rajoy, a top Socialist party official said Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180604/new-spanish-pm-to-form-government-without-far-left-podemos Mon, 04 Jun 2018 16:44:22 +0200 new-spanish-pm-to-form-government-without-far-left-podemos Spain's far-left party Podemos said Sunday its leader has won a confidence vote called after an outcry over his purchase of a luxury home. https://www.thelocal.es/20180528/podemos-leader-wins-confidence-vote-over-luxury-home Mon, 28 May 2018 11:58:24 +0200 podemos-leader-wins-confidence-vote-over-luxury-home