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 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 Carmen Chacón, who became Spain's first female defence minister under the Socialist government of Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, died on Sunday at the age of 46. https://www.thelocal.es/20170410/spains-first-female-defence-minister-found-dead-in-madrid-aged-46 Mon, 10 Apr 2017 16:53:25 +0200 spains-first-female-defence-minister-found-dead-in-madrid-aged-46 The race for the leadership of Spain's main opposition Socialists heated up Sunday as the president of the southern Andalusia region launched her bid to head the deeply-divided party. https://www.thelocal.es/20170326/race-to-lead-spains-socialists-heats-up Sun, 26 Mar 2017 20:23:04 +0200 race-to-lead-spains-socialists-heats-up Spain's embattled Socialists on Sunday voted to lift a long-standing veto that has prevented the conservatives from forming a minority government, in what should finally end a ten-month political impasse. https://www.thelocal.es/20161023/spains-socialists-meet-to-decide-on-veto Sun, 23 Oct 2016 15:41:36 +0200 spains-socialists-meet-to-decide-on-veto The drama within Spain's opposition Socialist Party which saw the resignation of Pedro Sanchez as leader could now finally unblock months of political paralysis, analysts predict. https://www.thelocal.es/20161003/socialist-bloodletting-opens-way-for-spanish-solution Mon, 03 Oct 2016 11:26:56 +0200 socialist-bloodletting-opens-way-for-spanish-solution At the helm of the Spanish Socialist party for more than two years, Pedro Sanchez - or "Mr Handsome" as he is known - fell for repeatedly saying "no" to the conservatives. https://www.thelocal.es/20161003/pedro-sanchez-spains-fallen-socialist-chief Mon, 03 Oct 2016 10:44:37 +0200 pedro-sanchez-spains-fallen-socialist-chief Spain's crisis-hit Socialists geared for a key meeting on Saturday that could decide the fate of embattled party leader Pedro Sanchez and help end the country's prolonged political deadlock. https://www.thelocal.es/20160930/spain-crisis-hit-socialists-prepare-for-leadership-showdown Fri, 30 Sep 2016 18:47:33 +0200 spain-crisis-hit-socialists-prepare-for-leadership-showdown Spain's Socialist party was hit by a "coup" attempt on Wednesday with half of its leadership quitting in a bid to oust leader Pedro Sanchez and unblock the country's political deadlock https://www.thelocal.es/20160929/spains-stricken-socialist-party-hit-by-coup-attempt Thu, 29 Sep 2016 11:09:54 +0200 spains-stricken-socialist-party-hit-by-coup-attempt The crisis wracking Spain's Socialists deepened Wednesday as former prime minister Felipe Gonzalez accused Pedro Sanchez of having "tricked" him, in the latest high-profile criticism of the current party chief. https://www.thelocal.es/20160928/spain-socialists-in-open-warfare-as-ex-pm-blasts-sanchez Wed, 28 Sep 2016 14:55:03 +0200 spain-socialists-in-open-warfare-as-ex-pm-blasts-sanchez Spain's nine-month political paralysis is taking its toll on parties, and none more so than the Socialists who are facing a crisis, with talk of an imminent "coup" against leader Pedro Sanchez. https://www.thelocal.es/20160923/spains-socialists-in-crisis-as-political-blockage-takes-toll Fri, 23 Sep 2016 19:45:24 +0200 spains-socialists-in-crisis-as-political-blockage-takes-toll Spain's Socialist chief Pedro Sanchez was set to lose his bid to form a new government on Wednesday after key parties vowed to vote against him in an evening vote of confidence in parliament. https://www.thelocal.es/20160302/spains-socialists-face-dommed-vote-to-form-government Wed, 02 Mar 2016 18:06:10 +0100 spains-socialists-face-dommed-vote-to-form-government Spain's Socialist chief Pedro Sanchez ventures into hostile parliamentary territory on Tuesday to plead with lawmakers to vote him through as prime minister and allow the country to finally get a government, knowing his chances are slim. https://www.thelocal.es/20160301/socialist-chief-faces-hostile-lawmakers-in-bid-to-lead-spain Tue, 01 Mar 2016 10:04:48 +0100 socialist-chief-faces-hostile-lawmakers-in-bid-to-lead-spain The statement from the PSOE socialist party came as outgoing conservative Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who Friday abandoned his own attempts to form a new administration, warned the Socialists they risked giving Podemos the whip hand in a new government coalition. https://www.thelocal.es/20160124/spains-opposition-socialists-accuse-podemos-of-blackmail Sun, 24 Jan 2016 11:57:16 +0100 spains-opposition-socialists-accuse-podemos-of-blackmail The leader of Spain's anti-austerity party Podemos, Pablo Iglesias, on Friday proposed forming a government with the Socialists, making a left-wing governing alliance more likely after last month's inconclusive election. https://www.thelocal.es/20160122/spain-podemos-proposes-forming-government-with-socialists Fri, 22 Jan 2016 13:54:22 +0100 spain-podemos-proposes-forming-government-with-socialists Spain's Socialists hold the key to the next government after an inconclusive election but whether they reach a deal with the conservatives or team up with the anti-austerity party Podemos, they risk losing support, analysts say. https://www.thelocal.es/20151226/spains-socialists-will-lose-support-whoever-they-back Sat, 26 Dec 2015 15:35:22 +0100 spains-socialists-will-lose-support-whoever-they-back