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Pedro Sánchez

María Dolores Cospedal Alberto Núñez Feijóo

Feijóo Asked to Form Government, But Chances Are Slim

Most Spanish parties prefer the current prime minister, Pedro Sánchez.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 23, 2023
Sagrada Família Barcelona Spain

Sánchez Should Offer Catalans a Federal Spain

If an independence referendum is too much to ask.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 1, 2023
Alberto Núñez Feijóo

Regional Parties Refuse Deal with Spanish Right

Alberto Núñez Feijóo won the election but could lose the battle in Congress.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 27, 2023
Pedro Sánchez

Spanish Election Gives Power to Separatists

Basque and Catalan parties win the crucial swing votes in Congress.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 24, 2023
Pedro Sanchez

Sánchez Has Made Spain Freer and Greener

The opposition would take the country back in time.

Atlantic SentinelAtlantic SentinelJuly 21, 2023July 22, 2023
Emmanuel Macron Ursula von der Leyen Pedro Sánchez Charles Michel

What Sánchez Has Achieved

The social democrat has pulled Spain to the left.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 26, 2023August 21, 2023
Pedro Sánchez

Sánchez Gambles by Calling Early Election in Spain

The prime minister is betting he can make the election a choice between him and the far right.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 30, 2023May 30, 2023
Pedro Sánchez

Sánchez Cleans Up Mess Conservatives Made in Catalonia

The right used an antiquated sedition law to persecute Catalan separatists.

Nick OttensNick OttensDecember 17, 2022February 14, 2023
Pedro Sánchez Jens Stoltenberg

Sánchez Finds New Excuse to Avoid Catalan Talks

“I didn’t break up with them. They broke up with me.”

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 15, 2022September 22, 2022
Pedro Sánchez

Sánchez Takes Risk by Snubbing Catalans

Without their support, the prime minister would not have a majority in Congress.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 1, 2022August 14, 2022
Pedro Sánchez

Sánchez Can No Longer Ignore Catalonia

A spying scandal shatters what little hope Catalan nationalists had of negotiating with Madrid.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 21, 2022May 30, 2022
Pedro Sánchez Christian Kern António Costa

Catalan-Spanish Talks Accomplish Little

The best news is that talks are happening at all.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 18, 2021November 18, 2021
Barcelona Spain

Sánchez Shifts Infrastructure Spending, Scholarships to Catalonia

The separatists have fifty more demands.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 3, 2021April 20, 2023
António Costa Pedro Sánchez

What Sánchez Should Do Next for Catalonia

End the prosecution of Catalan nationalists. Give the region more autonomy.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 23, 2021April 20, 2022
Mark Rutte Pedro Sánchez Charles Michel

Dutch and Spanish Leaders Share Vision for EU

Mark Rutte and Pedro Sánchez caution against protectionism.

Nick OttensNick OttensMarch 26, 2021November 5, 2021

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