The Irish Times

The Irish Times view on Spain’s election: Sánchez pays for his hubris

The caretaker prime minister’s tenuous grip on his troubled country is now weaker than ever

Mon Nov 11 2019 - 20:00

Spain’s Socialists make haste to form government

Party rules out ‘grand coalition’ with conservatives after surge by far-right Vox party

Mon Nov 11 2019 - 17:00

Cries of ‘long live Franco!’ as remains of Spanish dictator exhumed

General’s body removed from state mausoleum and taken for reburial in cemetery near Madrid

Thu Oct 24 2019 - 14:05

Spanish PM and Catalan leader at odds over recent riots

Pedro Sánchez refuses to meet Quim Torra as independence movement calls for talks

Mon Oct 21 2019 - 18:22

Hundreds rally in Barcelona against Catalan independence

Right-wing leader Albert Rivera calls for end to unrest in the region at the demonstration

Sun Oct 20 2019 - 16:21

Opposition urges Sánchez to clamp down in Catalonia

Wave of protests against sedition convictions for independence leaders continues

Wed Oct 16 2019 - 20:36

Franco’s body can be exhumed, Spanish court rules

Spain’s supreme court dismisses objections of dictator’s family to reburial

Tue Sept 24 2019 - 16:16

The Irish Times view on Spanish politics: A missed opportunity

PSOE and Podemos fail to form coalition government, worsening an irritation with mainstream politics

Mon Jul 29 2019 - 05:00

Left at loggerheads as Spain awaits new government

Fragmented parliament leaves country in political limbo two months after elections

Thu Jun 27 2019 - 20:00

French connection puts Spain’s liberals on the spot

Macron alarmed as Spanish centrists Ciudadanos forms governing alliances with far right

Tue Jun 18 2019 - 01:00

Divided Spain goes to the polls

Catalan independence key issue in country’s third general election in less than four years

Sat Apr 27 2019 - 06:00

Eta overshadows Spain’s election campaign

Political right recall terrorist group, which disbanded last year

Mon Apr 15 2019 - 18:18

Spanish parties court far-right support after Andalucía election

Election leaves conservatives seeking backing of Vox to form new government

Thu Dec 06 2018 - 14:50

Catalans take to streets on anniversary of divisive vote

Spanish region’s president Quim Torra criticised for praising separatist ‘pressure’

Mon Oct 01 2018 - 18:30

‘We’re doing this to show we’re a republic’

A year on from Catalan referendum, tensions still simmer over independence from Madrid

Thu Sept 27 2018 - 02:00

Catalan leader demands independence referendum in defiant speech

Torra references Martin Luther King and calls on Catalans to take to the streets

Tue Sept 04 2018 - 20:59

Spanish government approves exhumation of Franco’s remains

Removal from mausoleum to proceed despite opposition from dictator’s family

Fri Aug 24 2018 - 18:48

Spain’s Sánchez offers to improve Catalonia’s autonomous powers

Prime minister meets with region’s leader Quim Torra in Madrid

Mon Jul 09 2018 - 19:00

Pedro Sánchez ousts Rajoy to become Spain’s prime minister

Socialist becomes the new PM with the support of a ‘Frankenstein coalition’

Fri Jun 01 2018 - 19:04

Endgame for Spain’s Rajoy as parliament turns against him

Leader could resign ahead of no-confidence vote amid torrent of corruption allegations

Thu May 31 2018 - 19:49

Socialists scramble to gather support for motion against Mariano Rajoy

Spanish prime minister faces no-confidence vote this week

Mon May 28 2018 - 18:49

Basques watch Catalan independence bid with caution

Marked surge in Spanish unionism unnerves nationalists in northern region

Fri May 18 2018 - 02:00

Spanish unionists concerned at new Catalan president’s intentions

Ciudadanos urges PM to act swiftly to curtail any fresh attempts at unilateral secession

Thu May 17 2018 - 17:27

Catalan pro-independence candidate could break deadlock

Unionists warn against ‘xenophobic’ Joaquim ‘Quim’ Torra as president

Fri May 11 2018 - 18:58

Five Catalan politicians jailed over independence drive

Secessionist leader Marta Rovira flees to Switzerland as 13 politicians charged with rebellion

Fri Mar 23 2018 - 18:48

Women’s strike a new cause of Spanish discord

Madrid Letter: Political right accuses leftists of commandeering protests

Wed Mar 07 2018 - 01:00

New-look Spanish anthem sticks in a few throats

Right-wing parties swoon after pop star performs new words to national tune

Mon Feb 19 2018 - 17:38

Corruption claims threaten to destabilise Spanish government

Senior member of Rajoy’s governing Popular Party confirms kickbacks system

Fri Jan 26 2018 - 01:00

Catalan election: How Inés Arrimadas became rising star of Spanish unionism

Ciudadanos leader seeks victory in Catalan election but presidency may still be elusive

Wed Dec 20 2017 - 01:00

Spanish PM survives budget test but corruption scandals linger

Opposition party Podemos demanding no-confidence vote against Mariano Rajoy

Thu May 04 2017 - 18:16

Spain: Corruption scandals corner Rajoy six months into term

Prime minister summoned to testify in court as new cases dominate headlines

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:46

Row over World Bank post threatens efforts to form government in Spain

Former minister disgraced by Panama Papers recommended for lucrative job

Mon Sept 05 2016 - 18:20

Rajoy plans to form Spanish government by end of July

Advances bolster Popular Party leader’s ambition to form ‘grand coalition’

Thu Jun 30 2016 - 18:19

Spanish elections: Rajoy claims a victory for conservatives

The Popular Party leader has topped the poll but is still short of the majority he needs

Tue Jun 28 2016 - 01:00