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Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party

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

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
Madrid Spain

Repeal of Spanish Labor Reforms Is Unwise

Liberalizations cut unemployment and encouraged business creation.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 5, 2021November 13, 2022
Salvador Illa

Socialists Miss Opportunity in Catalonia

Salvador Illa refuses to play second fiddle to the pro-independence Republican Left.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 15, 2021November 19, 2021
Frans Timmermans Nicola Zingaretti Pedro Sánchez

Sánchez Needs to Remember Who His Friends Are

The Spanish prime minister is trying too hard to make a deal with his rivals.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 8, 2020November 18, 2021
Pedro Sánchez

Sánchez Walks Fine Line Between Left and Right

The Spaniard must keep an eye on his left-wing allies as he makes deals with the right.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 3, 2020November 18, 2021
Pablo Iglesias Pedro Sánchez

Sánchez Close to Forming Coalition Government in Spain

The social democrat makes concessions to separatists and the far left.

Nick OttensNick OttensDecember 30, 2019November 18, 2021
Pedro Sánchez Christian Kern António Costa

Now the Hard Part: Convincing the Catalans

Spain’s Pedro Sánchez has the support of the left. Now he needs to woo Catalonia’s separatists.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 14, 2019November 18, 2021
Pedro Sánchez

Spanish Socialists Offend Parties They Need to Govern

The Socialists need to do a deal with either the conservatives or the Catalans. So they insult both.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 11, 2019December 2, 2021
Pedro Sánchez

No Party or Bloc Wins Majority in Spain

Catalan and other regional parties hold the balance of power.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 10, 2019June 4, 2022
Pedro Sánchez

Hard Line Against Catalans Doesn’t Help Sánchez in Polls

The Socialist Party leader’s sudden intransigence is convincing neither left- nor right-wing voters.

Nick OttensNick OttensOctober 30, 2019November 19, 2021
Pedro Sánchez Albert Rivera

Spain Will Almost Certainly Have to Call Elections Again

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has failed to convince other parties to support him.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 17, 2019November 18, 2021
Pedro Sánchez

Spanish Parties Break Cardinal Rules of Coalition Politics

The result could be another election.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 25, 2019November 18, 2021
Pablo Iglesias Pedro Sánchez

Spanish Politicians Need to Come to Grips with Coalition Politics

The center-left and center-right can no longer govern on their own. They need to compromise.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 15, 2019November 18, 2021
António Costa Pedro Sánchez

Spain’s Social Democrats Buck European Trend

Pedro Sánchez was willing to take a side in his country’s culture war and won.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 28, 2019October 28, 2021

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