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 Spanish Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez will be sworn in as prime minister on Saturday, a day after ousting Mariano Rajoy in a no-confidence vote in parliament sparked by fury over his party's corruption woes. https://www.thelocal.es/20180602/socialist-leader-sworn-in-as-new-spanish-pm Sat, 02 Jun 2018 12:35:57 +0200 socialist-leader-sworn-in-as-new-spanish-pm Deeply divided and weakened by the rise of far-left party Podemos, Spain's Socialists are gearing up for a leadership contest that will see ousted chief Pedro Sanchez attempt a comeback. https://www.thelocal.es/20170326/spains-socialists-kick-off-leadership-battle Sun, 26 Mar 2017 12:08:33 +0200 spains-socialists-kick-off-leadership-battle Spain's Socialist party chief Pedro Sanchez travelled to Portugal to meet the country's leader Thursday, in a sign he may be considering forming the same sort of left-wing alliance that brought down the ruling conservatives in Lisbon. https://www.thelocal.es/20160107/spains-socialist-leader-looks-to-portugal-for-tips-on-govt-forming Thu, 07 Jan 2016 15:14:15 +0100 spains-socialist-leader-looks-to-portugal-for-tips-on-govt-forming Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and the leader of the country's opposition Socialist PSOE party, Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, are meeting on Thursday to work out the details of an agreement that will see them present a united front in the upcoming European Council summit. https://www.thelocal.es/20130620/political-rivals-meet-to-finalize-european-deal Thu, 20 Jun 2013 13:13:00 +0200 political-rivals-meet-to-finalize-european-deal