Podemos

Spain

Pablo Iglesias quits, leaving an indelible mark on Spanish politics

Pablo Iglesias, the leader and founder of left-wing party Podemos, resigned from party politics following defeat in the regional elections in Madrid.

05/05/2021

Spain

Madrid elections: Far-right Vox expected to enter ruling coalition

Isabel Díaz Ayuso of the right-wing Popular Party is expected to win Tuesday's regional election in the Spanish capital but she is likely to need the support of Vox to govern.

03/05/2021

Spain

Spain: Podemos party blames far-right for attack on Murcia HQ

The Spanish party's Cartagena headquarters was attacked this morning for the third time in 12 months and a complaint has been filed with police.

02/04/2021

Spain

Spain's deputy PM quits role to stand in Madrid election

It was just fifteen months ago when Iglesias led Podemos into Spain's first coalition government in four decades.

15/03/2021

Spain

Spanish left-wing coalition fails to secure support in first vote

As expected, Spain's interim Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has failed in his first attempt to get Parliament's backing to form a coalition government. A second vote on Tuesday should give him the votes he needs.

05/01/2020

World

Spanish Parliament reconvenes - with Sanchez still short of majority

Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez is seeking to form a coalition government with far left partners Podemos, but the two parties together don’t have enough seats to form an absolute majority.

03/12/2019

Spain

Euroviews. It’s time for Sánchez to sit and talk with Catalan leaders about our future ǀ View

The new government will have to take politics out of the courts and go back to the negotiating table where the Catalan government has been waiting for too long. The response of an EU member state to a political problem cannot simply be judicial repression and police violence.

19/11/2019

Spain

Socialists and Podemos reach coalition deal in bid to form government

Spain's Socialists and left-wing Unidas Podemos (UP) have reached a coalition agreement in a bid to form government, senior UP lawmaker Alberto Garzon said on Tuesday.

12/11/2019

World

Spain might face fourth election in as many years

Coalition talks between the far-left Podemos party and Spain’s caretaker socialist government have broken down. Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has until the 23rd of September to form a majority coalition or face yet another general election.

11/09/2019

World

Podemos insist on formal coalition as price for saving Sánchez

Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has once again rejected the far-left Unidas Podemos' demand for a formal coalition government. On Tuesday, Mr Sanchez unveiled a new programme of policies to encourage the far-left party into backing him as Prime Minister.

04/09/2019

Spain

'Podemos is asking for too much, too early,' analyst tells Euronews

"I would say Podemos is asking for too much, too early. Let's not forget they do not have any experience in government yet."

25/07/2019

Spain

Spanish election: Young people are more politically active

First time voters and the influence of a new party are likely to change the political landscape in the upcoming Spanish general election. There are around 35 million eligible voters, with just over a million young people who could go to the polls for the first time. They have a new set of concerns.

26/04/2019

Spain

Spanish election: Who are the candidates and what do they stand for?

Confused about the multiple candidates and parties vying for seats in the Spanish elections? We've broken it down for you.

12/04/2019

Spain

Euroviews. 'Game of Thrones', politics and television: Podemos and beyond | View

How the Spanish left-wing party and other movements are using popular television shows to disrupt politics.

03/07/2018

Spain

Spain: Podemos leaders face backlash over luxury house purchase

Members of Spanish anti-austerity party Podemos are voting to decide whether party leader Pablo Iglesias and his partner should remain in their positions following controversy over their purchase of a luxury home.

22/05/2018

Spain

Spain: Politicians take sides over Catalonia crisis

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is set to suspend Catalonia's autonomy over its independence moves

20/10/2017