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 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 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 A court in Seville on Tuesday convicted 19 former top officials from the ruling Socialists in Andalusia of graft for their role in one of the biggest corruption cases in the country's modern history, a case known as Caso ERE. https://www.thelocal.es/20191119/ere-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-latest-political-corruption-scandal-in-spain Tue, 19 Nov 2019 15:31:34 +0100 ere-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-latest-political-corruption-scandal-in-spain 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 Spain's caretaker prime minister has vowed not to "throw in the towel" after he lost a post-election vote of confidence in parliament on Thursday but his options to remain in power and avoid fresh elections are limited. https://www.thelocal.es/20190727/how-can-sanchez-avoid-fresh-elections-in-spain Sat, 27 Jul 2019 10:17:58 +0200 how-can-sanchez-avoid-fresh-elections-in-spain Spain's caretaker Socialist prime minister Pedro Sanchez lost a parliamentary vote of confidence on Thursday after talks with the far-left to form a coalition government failed. https://www.thelocal.es/20190725/pedro-sanchez-loses-confidence-vote-spain-heading-for-another-election Thu, 25 Jul 2019 17:58:45 +0200 pedro-sanchez-loses-confidence-vote-spain-heading-for-another-election Talks between Spain's socialists and far-left Podemos to agree a coalition government were stalled on Thursday, casting doubt on whether Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will win a a crucial confidence vote later in the day. https://www.thelocal.es/20190725/last-ditch-coalition-talks-stall-as-spains-socialists-face-crucial-vote Thu, 25 Jul 2019 11:37:10 +0200 last-ditch-coalition-talks-stall-as-spains-socialists-face-crucial-vote Spanish caretaker prime minister Pedro Sanchez lost a first parliamentary confidence vote on Tuesday as he seeks to remain in power after an inconclusive general election in April. https://www.thelocal.es/20190723/pedro-sanchez-loses-first-vote-to-remain-in-power-what-next Tue, 23 Jul 2019 17:18:03 +0200 pedro-sanchez-loses-first-vote-to-remain-in-power-what-next Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Thursday that he would not accept far-left Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias being part of his government. https://www.thelocal.es/20190718/spains-pedro-sanchez-rejects-including-podemos-in-government Thu, 18 Jul 2019 18:59:27 +0200 spains-pedro-sanchez-rejects-including-podemos-in-government Nine-and-a-half weeks after the general election, Spain moved a step closer to forming a government. https://www.thelocal.es/20190702/spain-could-have-a-government-by-july-23rd-or-face-new-elections-in-november Tue, 02 Jul 2019 14:53:16 +0200 spain-could-have-a-government-by-july-23rd-or-face-new-elections-in-november Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was the big winner of European elections on Sunday with his ruling Socialists coming first, a result he will likely use to wield more influence in the EU. https://www.thelocal.es/20190526/exit-polls-socialists-score-resounding-win-in-eu-vote Mon, 27 May 2019 01:41:24 +0200 exit-polls-socialists-score-resounding-win-in-eu-vote Former Spanish Socialist leader Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, who as interior minister cracked down on armed Basque separatist group ETA, died on Friday aged 67 after suffering a stroke, his family said. https://www.thelocal.es/20190510/alfredo-perez-rubalcaba-former-socialist-leader-of-spain-dies-after-massive-stroke Fri, 10 May 2019 19:37:54 +0200 alfredo-perez-rubalcaba-former-socialist-leader-of-spain-dies-after-massive-stroke He became prime minister with unforeseen suddenness and survived 10 months without a parliamentary majority. Now Spain's Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez is hoping to stay in power and govern more freely after Sunday's general election. https://www.thelocal.es/20190426/profile-pedro-sanchez-comeback-king-and-tightrope-walker Fri, 26 Apr 2019 14:27:57 +0200 profile-pedro-sanchez-comeback-king-and-tightrope-walker Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's minority government, which is struggling to pass its draft 2019 budget, would not rule out holding an early general election, a top cabinet minister said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20181119/spanish-government-raises-possibility-of-early-election Mon, 19 Nov 2018 18:21:40 +0100 spanish-government-raises-possibility-of-early-election Spain's ruling Socialists face their first electoral test since taking power in June after the leader of Andalusia on Monday called snap regional elections for December. https://www.thelocal.es/20181009/spains-socialists-face-first-poll-test-in-december Tue, 09 Oct 2018 11:38:17 +0200 spains-socialists-face-first-poll-test-in-december Spain will make public the assets of more than 1,000 high-level officials including 38 current and former ministers, the government said Friday, hitting back at accusations of wrongdoing against two ministers. https://www.thelocal.es/20180928/spain-to-unveil-officials-assets-in-transparency-bid Fri, 28 Sep 2018 20:11:24 +0200 spain-to-unveil-officials-assets-in-transparency-bid Spain's justice minister faced calls to resign on Tuesday after audio recordings emerged of her having lunch nearly a decade ago with a retired police chief under investigation for money laundering. https://www.thelocal.es/20180928/face-of-the-week-justice-minister-dolores-delgado Fri, 28 Sep 2018 13:47:37 +0200 face-of-the-week-justice-minister-dolores-delgado Spanish health minister Carmen Monton resigned Tuesday after reports of alleged irregularities in her educational qualifications, the second top official in the Socialist government to step down since it was formed in June. https://www.thelocal.es/20180912/spanish-health-minister-resigns-over-mastergate-scandal Wed, 12 Sep 2018 11:31:25 +0200 spanish-health-minister-resigns-over-mastergate-scandal