Rajoy’s position now looks unassailable, and not only to his own party

Spain experiences Brexit ripple effect

Rajoy plans to form Spanish government by end of July

Advances bolster Popular Party leader’s ambition to form ‘grand coalition’

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

Political stalemate continues to reign in Spain

The most likely outcome remains new elections in June – and no major changes in the results

Spanish parties meet in bid to end stalemate

Eighty per cent of voters say the political situation is ‘bad’ or ‘very bad’

Prison release of Arnaldo Otegi offers opportunity in Spain

Peace dividend may follow for new government

A circle yet to be squared in Spain

Impasse points to another election in June

The Irish Times view: Spain - where political deadlock reigns

Discreet voices in Brussels are warning that continued instability threatens an economic recovery that pulled the country back from brink of collapse

Spanish elections: Voters’ messages go unheard

Many Spaniards now accept that only a fresh and more open-ended vision of a common Iberian home can resolve the Catalan crisis

No path to stability as poll fractures Spanish politics

General election result retards gathering momentum towards state break-up

Voters break the mould in Spain

The challenge of coalition building will also be complicated by very differing attitudes to Catalan and Basque demands for independence

People’s Party to top Spanish election but lack majority

Conservative group needs support of other parties to earn another term, exit polls suggest

Spanish elections: A four-horse race turns into the home straight

Ciudadanos, fiercely opposed to Catalan (and Basque) nationalism, may find common cause with the Partido Popular after all

Spain’s political parties combine to oppose Catalan secession

Prime minister Mariano Rajoy to meet leaders of Ciudadanos and Podemos parties

Call for Spain to do more for Syrian refugees in ‘prison city’

Many try to reach Europe via highly policed Spanish territory of Melilla in north Africa

Greek crisis fuelling anxiety as contagion concerns spread

Spain keen to be seen as the ‘good student’ in the euro zone classroom

Political transformation of Spain likely to be driven by Podemos

Austerity policies and claims of fraud have steered voters towards the new

Spain’s ruling party heading for heavy losses in local elections

Voters punish Mariano Rajoy’s party after four years of cuts and corruption scandals

Podemos policy manifesto suggests shift to centre ground

Spanish party’s radical roots left behind as it signals less strident approach

Socialists survive Podemos surge in Andalusia elections

Podemos wins 15 seats in regional poll as Socialists claim ‘historic’ win

Andalusian election could reshape Spain’s two-party system

The Socialist Party has ruled Andalusia since 1982, but its reign may be coming to an end

Increased consumer demand sees Spain’s economy grow by 1.4%

GDP grew 0.7% in fourth quarter of last year, the biggest quarterly increase since 2008, data shows

Podemos responds to Latin America tax fraud claims

Spanish anti-austerity party defends payment to key member from left-wing governments

Syriza member says Sinn Féin’s rise ‘the best help’ for Greek government

Senator David Cullinane says party wants to lead anti-austerity government in south

Anti-austerity protest in Madrid in support of Podemos

Thousands march in Spain’s capital for increasingly popular opposition party

‘The bailout is over. Blackmail is over. Subservience is over’

Greece will make history, Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras tells final rally ahead of general election

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