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.
Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party
No Party or Bloc Wins Majority in Spain
Catalan and other regional parties hold the balance of power.
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.
Spain Will Almost Certainly Have to Call Elections Again
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has failed to convince other parties to support him.
Spanish Parties Break Cardinal Rules of Coalition Politics
The result could be another election.
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.
Spain’s Social Democrats Buck European Trend
Pedro Sánchez was willing to take a side in his country’s culture war and won.
Sánchez Wins in Spain But Could Need Separatists for Majority
The Socialist places first, but he will need the support of Basque and Catalan parties to govern.
Sánchez Is the Reasonable Choice in Spain’s Election
We side with the problem-solvers, which in Spain today is Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
Spanish Socialists Benefit from Division on the Right
Three parties split the right-wing vote, allowing the Socialists to come out on top.
Spanish Parties Rule Out Centrist Coalition After Election
The Citizens rule out a pact with the Socialists, who rule out a pact with the right.
Socialists Lose Election in Andalusia, Far Right Breaks Through
The Socialists will probably lose control of the regional government after forty years.
Spain’s Sánchez Seals Spending Deal with Far Left
The budget deal could keep the Socialist in power for another year.
Don’t Bet Against Pedro Sánchez Yet
The Spanish prime minister has a knack for defying the odds.
Spain’s Socialists, Podemos Eye Deal
With the support of the far left, Pedro Sánchez could potentially stay in power until 2020.