Rajoy’s Offer to Talk May Be Too Little, Too Late for Catalans
After years of ignoring Catalan demands, Spain’s conservative leader is finally willing to listen.
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Podemos Endorses Hard-Left Course of Leader Iglesias
Rather than accept the possibility of compromise, Spain’s anti-establishment movement sticks to its far-left guns.
Spanish Left Needs to Decide Between Power and Principle
Are Spain’s left-wing parties serious about getting into power?
Support for Rajoy Divides Socialist Party Leaders in Spain
The left calls for a harder line against the right-wing government.
European Social Democrats Warm to Coalitions with Far Left
From Lisbon to Berlin, center-left parties are breaking the taboo on pacts with the far left.
Parties Agree to Reduce Deficit, Raise Minimum Wage in Spain
Spain’s two major parties compromise on a spending plan for 2017.
Spaniards Don’t Take Trump Seriously, Take Clinton for Granted
Spaniards assume Trump cannot win, but they haven’t given much thought to a Clinton presidency either.
Spanish City in North Africa at the Heart of Diplomatic Row
Russian warships sail past Ceuta this time, but its ambiguous NATO status makes it a popular port of call.
Spain’s Socialists Agree to Give Rival Rajoy Second Term
The party ends ten months of political impasse by allowing their right-wing rival to remain in power.
Spain Unwilling to Keep Gibraltar in EU Single Market
Mariano Rajoy says Spain would block a special Brexit deal for the peninsula.
Puigdemont Stares Down Catalan Far Left, Calls for Referendum
The Catalan leader puts down a rebellion and presses ahead with plans to secede from Spain.
Let Spain’s Socialist Party Rebels Spell Out Their Alternative
If they blame Pedro Sánchez for not going into government with the center-right, would they?
Socialist Party Bosses Grow Restless in Spain
Regional leaders question the party’s decision not to give Mariano Rajoy a third term.
Rajoy’s Confirmation Hinges on Socialist Abstention
The only way Spain’s conservative prime minister can stay in power is if his Socialist rivals let him.
Center-Right Parties Explore Accord in Spain
Conservative leader Mariano Rajoy promises to consider the demands of a small liberal party.