The Irish Times view on elections in Madrid: a seismic shift
An election to the Madrid region’s powerful parliament has sent ripples through Spain’s political system
The Irish Times view on Catalonia’s election: a blow to the right
Regional poll offers comfort to Spain’s centre-left coalition and to the Catalan independence movement
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
The Irish Times view on the Catalan crisis: A failure of politics
Severe sentencing of independence movement leaders only adds to division
The Irish Times view on Spanish politics: A missed opportunity
PSOE and Podemos fail to form coalition government, worsening an irritation with mainstream politics
Who is in the running for the EU's top jobs?
Europe Editor Patrick Smyth sets the scene and looks at the runners and riders
Far-right’s results far from startling in European Parliament elections
Good turnout and swing from ultranationalism enhance Europe’s sense of legitimacy
Elections round-up: how people voted across the EU
Country-by-country guide to elections that saw modest gains for the far-right in many member states
To the left? European social democracy shows signs of life
Europe Letter: Spain is proof that centre-left parties can regain lost ground with a more radical approach
The Irish Times view on Spain’s woes: one step closer to an election
This week has seen the collapse of what may have been the best hope, in a long time, for a resolution of Spain’s economic and territorial problems
Spain’s opposition calls for snap election after rejecting budget
Catalan secessionists vote with right-wing parties against Pedro Sánchez’s budget
Not likely anyone will kill for Basque independence in foreseeable future
Basque Country Letter: It is strange to visit when the memory of Eta appears to be fading
Astronaut appointed science minister in new Spanish cabinet
Veteran of two space missions Pedro Duque named in cabinet dominated by women
The Irish Times view on Spain’s new government: A new epoch
What form the new epoch will take remains very hard to discern
The Irish Times view on Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy’s mounting woes
Partido Popular leader’s sorrows are mostly of his and his party’s own making
Catalonia: time to step back from the brink
Democratic politicians must rise above the temptation to use this crisis to increase their own support
Paddy Woodworth: Rajoy has played into the hands of Catalan nationalism
Perception of authoritarian government denying gallant small nation right to express itself is widespread
Scene set for ugly confrontation ahead of Catalonia independence vote
Barcelona Letter: Many Catalans are less than enthusiastic for a divorce from Madrid
Referendum in Catalonia: sleepwalking into a crisis
Mariano Rajoy appears so determined to change nothing that he may soon find major changes happening very fast
Sánchez’s unlikely return as Spanish socialist leader threatens turmoil
New opposition leader eyes Rajoy’s minority government after primary win
Former leader Sánchez seeks redemption among Spain’s Socialists
Divisive former party leader returns with radical agenda in tight primary contest
Spanish socialists seek ideological anchor as leadership race looms
Former leader Pedro Sánchez spooks party veterans with radical comeback
Rajoy likely to secure Spanish prime-ministership as Socialist counterpart resigns
PSOE in crisis and facing split
Spanish Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez resigns
Party deposed secretary general over refusal to allow Mariano Rajoy to form government
Revolt in socialists party over leader’s refusal to end Spain’s political deadlock
All-out, very public war unleashed in heart of party over Sánchez stance
Spain mired in political stasis
Repeated failures of politicians to elect a new government has exacerbated a crisis of confidence
Rajoy’s position now looks unassailable, and not only to his own party
Spain experiences Brexit ripple effect
Spain’s mainstream parties defy polls and challenge from left
Mariano Rajoy’s Popular Party gains 14 seats while Unidos Podemos remain in third place
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
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
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
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
First Greece, now Spain marks a dramatic shift in the electoral landscape
Podemos holds the balance of power in a multitude of municipalities and regional governments
Podemos retreats in Spain
It seems to have lost more votes on the left than it has gained by approaching the centre
Warring parties in Spain
Mariano Rajoy’s insistence his polices have achieved stability “without damaging our social fabric” is received with stupefied anger by the opposition
Could Spain in the guise of Podemos be next?
Dreams espoused by its leader Pablo Iglesias may soon become responsibilities
Spanish Socialist Party to choose its new leader
The two leading candidates, Madina and Sánchez, offer generational change
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