Now playing Next Spain Spain poised for new government after 10 months of political limbo Spain is set to get its first real government in 10 months. 25/10/2016
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Now playing Next Spain Spain's Socialists clear the way for Rajoy The party has voted to abstain in crucial confidence vote, effectively enabling their conservative rivals to form a minority government and ending ten months of political deadlock 23/10/2016
Now playing Next Spain Spain: Socialist leader Sanchez quits, paving way for end to political paralysis The embattled leader of Spain’s opposition Socialists resigned on Saturday, clearing the way for a possible end to nine months of political deadlock in the… 01/10/2016
Now playing Next World Spain's political deadlock continues On Friday, for the second time in 48 hours Mariano Rajoy failed to form a government in the Spanish Parliament. 05/09/2016
Now playing Next Spain Spain tries to form a government for the second time this week Commentators say Conservative leader Mariano Rajoy's likely failure will start the countdown towards another election. 02/09/2016
Now playing Next Spain Spain's acting PM Mariano Rajoy loses parliament confidence vote Spain has moved closer to having to call its third election in a year after the country’s acting premier was denied a second term in office. 31/08/2016
Now playing Next Spain Spain's Rajoy faces crunch confidence vote in parliament Is Spain headed for a third election in a year? 31/08/2016
Now playing Next Spain Spain's Rajoy pleas for support to avoid third election Spain’s caretaker prime minister Mariano Rajoy has called for a “stable,” “long-term” government, as he addressed parliament ahead of a confidence vote for a second term in… 30/08/2016
Now playing Next Spain Spain's Rajoy pleas for 'stable' government ahead of confidence vote Spain’s caretaker prime minister Mariano Rajoy has told parliament that it’s “urgent” for the country to get a “long-term,” “stable” government – to end an eight-month political… 30/08/2016
Now playing Next Spain Negotiations underway to form a government in Spain There are signs of movement on the political gridlock in Spain as the liberal Ciudadanos party says it could support a government led by Conservative Mariano Rajoy if reforms are agreed. 10/08/2016
Now playing Next Spain Spain's political stalemate: 'No end in sight' Failure to form a coalition government following two inclusive elections could send Spanish voters to the polls for a third time since December. 02/08/2016
Now playing Next Spain Spain's King Felipe tasks Mariano Rajoy to form new government Spain’s acting prime minister has accepted a mandate from the king to form a government. 28/07/2016
Now playing Next Spain Spain: Rajoy announces vote in attempt to end political stalemate Spain’s caretaker prime minister Mariano Rajoy is attempting to break the political deadlock in the country and announced a vote to swear him into office for August, but the Socialists declared they w 14/07/2016
Now playing Next Spain Barack Obama meets Spanish PM Barack Obama met with Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in Spain on Sunday, the last big EU state that the US president had yet to visit. 10/07/2016
Now playing Next Spain Victory for the Popular Party, but is it enough to end Spain's political deadlock? After six months of political deadlock, Spain has yet another hung parliament. 27/06/2016
Now playing Next Spain Sense of deja-vu grips Spain The Popular Party is short of a majority despite winning the parliamentary election - failing to break six months of political deadlock 27/06/2016
Now playing Next world news Spain's conservatives win general election The conservative People’s Party (PP) of acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy won most seats in Spain’s parliamentary election on Sunday, increasing the number from the last election in… 27/06/2016
Now playing Next Spain Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's conservative People's Party wins Spanish general election The conservative People’s Party (PP) of acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy won most seats in Spain’s parliamentary election on Sunday, increasing the number from the last election in… 26/06/2016
Now playing Next Spain Spain: election campaigns kick off as poll suggests big gains for Podemos alliance As Spain’s general election campaigns kick off, an opinion poll on the June 26 ballot appears to show that the anti-austerity Unidos Podemos alliance will get the second-highest number of… 10/06/2016
