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
Spain’s Socialists make haste to form government
Party rules out ‘grand coalition’ with conservatives after surge by far-right Vox party
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
Spanish PM and Catalan leader at odds over recent riots
Pedro Sánchez refuses to meet Quim Torra as independence movement calls for talks
Hundreds rally in Barcelona against Catalan independence
Right-wing leader Albert Rivera calls for end to unrest in the region at the demonstration
Opposition urges Sánchez to clamp down in Catalonia
Wave of protests against sedition convictions for independence leaders continues
Franco’s body can be exhumed, Spanish court rules
Spain’s supreme court dismisses objections of dictator’s family to reburial
The Irish Times view on Spanish politics: A missed opportunity
PSOE and Podemos fail to form coalition government, worsening an irritation with mainstream politics
Left at loggerheads as Spain awaits new government
Fragmented parliament leaves country in political limbo two months after elections
French connection puts Spain’s liberals on the spot
Macron alarmed as Spanish centrists Ciudadanos forms governing alliances with far right
Divided Spain goes to the polls
Catalan independence key issue in country’s third general election in less than four years
Eta overshadows Spain’s election campaign
Political right recall terrorist group, which disbanded last year
Spanish parties court far-right support after Andalucía election
Election leaves conservatives seeking backing of Vox to form new government
Catalans take to streets on anniversary of divisive vote
Spanish region’s president Quim Torra criticised for praising separatist ‘pressure’
‘We’re doing this to show we’re a republic’
A year on from Catalan referendum, tensions still simmer over independence from Madrid
Catalan leader demands independence referendum in defiant speech
Torra references Martin Luther King and calls on Catalans to take to the streets
Spanish government approves exhumation of Franco’s remains
Removal from mausoleum to proceed despite opposition from dictator’s family
Spain’s Sánchez offers to improve Catalonia’s autonomous powers
Prime minister meets with region’s leader Quim Torra in Madrid
Pedro Sánchez ousts Rajoy to become Spain’s prime minister
Socialist becomes the new PM with the support of a ‘Frankenstein coalition’
Endgame for Spain’s Rajoy as parliament turns against him
Leader could resign ahead of no-confidence vote amid torrent of corruption allegations
Socialists scramble to gather support for motion against Mariano Rajoy
Spanish prime minister faces no-confidence vote this week
Basques watch Catalan independence bid with caution
Marked surge in Spanish unionism unnerves nationalists in northern region
Spanish unionists concerned at new Catalan president’s intentions
Ciudadanos urges PM to act swiftly to curtail any fresh attempts at unilateral secession
Catalan pro-independence candidate could break deadlock
Unionists warn against ‘xenophobic’ Joaquim ‘Quim’ Torra as president
Five Catalan politicians jailed over independence drive
Secessionist leader Marta Rovira flees to Switzerland as 13 politicians charged with rebellion
Women’s strike a new cause of Spanish discord
Madrid Letter: Political right accuses leftists of commandeering protests
New-look Spanish anthem sticks in a few throats
Right-wing parties swoon after pop star performs new words to national tune
Corruption claims threaten to destabilise Spanish government
Senior member of Rajoy’s governing Popular Party confirms kickbacks system
Catalan election: How Inés Arrimadas became rising star of Spanish unionism
Ciudadanos leader seeks victory in Catalan election but presidency may still be elusive
Spanish PM survives budget test but corruption scandals linger
Opposition party Podemos demanding no-confidence vote against Mariano Rajoy
Spain: Corruption scandals corner Rajoy six months into term
Prime minister summoned to testify in court as new cases dominate headlines
Row over World Bank post threatens efforts to form government in Spain
Former minister disgraced by Panama Papers recommended for lucrative job
Rajoy plans to form Spanish government by end of July
Advances bolster Popular Party leader’s ambition to form ‘grand coalition’
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
Spain: Anti-austerity challengers Podemos aim for ‘new era’
Governing Popular Party confronted by new threat from the Left in weekend’s elections
Six months, and still stalemate with no government in Spain
The public mood generally has shifted from exasperation to resignation, but the impact of a second impasse will be unpredictable
Spanish party leader raises government hackles in Venezuela
Visit by Albert Rivera of Ciudadanos draws hostile response from Maduro administration
Spanish parties meet in bid to end stalemate
Eighty per cent of voters say the political situation is ‘bad’ or ‘very bad’
Spain remains in political limbo two months after election
Socialists’ attempts to forge new government have deepened divisions between parties
Prison release of Arnaldo Otegi offers opportunity in Spain
Peace dividend may follow for new government
Liberals back Pedro Sánchez to be Spanish leader
Socialists and Ciudadanos sign accord and look for support to form government
Pedro Sánchez focusing on forming Spanish government
Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez is directing energy at mustering support to become PM
Anti-austerity Podemos party proposes coalition of left
Spain’s acting prime minister Mariano Rajoy decides not to stay on due to lack of support
Catalan independence bid on hold after failure to elect leader
Separatist premier Artur Mas struggles to gain vital support of left-wing CUP party
Rajoy chance to form Spanish government slim without left parties
Scene set for weeks of complex negotiations on building pacts to form government
Man in the middle aims to show Spaniards the third way
As Spain goes to polls, Ciudadanos’s Albert Rivera may become kingmaker, if not PM
Spain’s deputy PM conspicuous by her presence
Popular Party’s number two could be more acceptable if a coalition has to be negotiated
Spain in election mode with four parties in changed landscape
Campaign for December 20th general election marked by an end to bi-party system
Spain’s political parties combine to oppose Catalan secession
Prime minister Mariano Rajoy to meet leaders of Ciudadanos and Podemos parties
Fighting talk from Spain PM Rajoy on Catalan breakaway
PM suggests he may use courts to block move as separatists eye quick seceession
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