World News

Spain's future unclear as Rajoy loses majority

The political duopoly that has ruled Spain for decades has been broken as new parties split the vote in the country’s general election. Although

21/12/2015

Spain

Mariano Rajoy, Spanish conservative rolls with the punches

Mariano Rajoy is candidate for his own succession. The least that can be said of the conservative head of the Spanish government is he has got

18/12/2015

World News

Spanish Election 2015: all you need to know

When does it happen, how does it work? On December 20, 36.5 million voters will vote to renew the Congreso de los Diputados (lower chamber, 350

16/12/2015

World News

Spanish PM Rajoy struck in head during election campaign event

He was on home soil, but not everyone was feeling friendly towards Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy during an election campaign event on

16/12/2015

Spain

Spain expects an end to seesaw Conservative-Socialist voting

A senior figure in Spain’s conservative People’s Party (PP) is in La Nucia, in the southeastern Alicante province for the day. Foreign Affairs

15/12/2015

Spain

New parties forecast to make gains in next week's Spanish election

With just a week to go before Spain holds a general election and the country’s main leaders held rallies to try and attract the 41 percent of voters

14/12/2015

My Europe Series

Spanish election: redrawing the political map of Spain

On the Network this week Chris Burns and his guests look at what is at stake in Spain’s general election later this month. Can the ruling Partido

10/12/2015

World News

Spain: New political landscape as election campaign begins

Campaigning is now officially underway ahead of Spain’s general election on December 20. The ballot is set to break the mold of the traditional two

04/12/2015

Spain

Spain: PM calls December elections, campaigns against secession

Spanish premier Mariano Rajoy says he will not seek to continue as prime minister if his People’s Party (PP) does not win an absolute parliamentary

26/10/2015

Spain

Rajoy rejects Catalan independence after separatists' election win

Spain’s Prime Minister has ruled out independence talks for Catalonia after separatist parties won an absolute majority in Sunday’s regional

28/09/2015

Spain

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy stands firm over Spanish unity

The Spanish Prime Minister said on Tuesday that no one is going to break up the country. Mariano Rajoy was reacting to the Catalan president’s claim

04/08/2015

Spain

Spain's PM Rajoy disappointed by results in local elections

Spain’s prime minister has acknowledged he was disappointed with his party’s showing in local elections. He attributed a drop in support largely to

25/05/2015

World News

European leaders visit scene of Germanwings air crash

French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have flown over the remote region in the French Alps where a Germanwings plane

25/03/2015

Spain

Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy talks up economic recovery in state of the nation address

Spain’s Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy gave his annual state of the nation address to the lower house of Spain’s Parliament. Two thousand and fifteen

24/02/2015

World

Catalonia pushes for change, Madrid pushes back

29/09/2014

World

Spanish prime minister Rajoy denies corruption allegations in parliament

01/08/2013

World

Spain keeps heat under corruption scandal iceberg

15/07/2013

World

Rajoy's state of the nation holds no surprises

21/02/2013

World

Spain's political crisis

04/02/2013

World

Spain election results like 'reading two countries'

22/10/2012