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Spain faces new era of political dialogue to avoid deadlock

The PP won the Spanish election, but appears unable to form a majority government. For the first time since the restoration of democracy, no-one can. Could a "loser's coalition" take over, or will we

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Spain decides: 'Together We Can' emerges as big winner in Catalonia

There were cheers in Catalonia as the leftist coalition containing Pablo Iglesias’ Podemos party emerged as the region’s big election winner

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Mariano Rajoy faces tough negotiations to form a coalition government

Mariano Rajoy’s Partido Popular may have come first in the voting but if he is to form a new government he may have to do it in a coalition with one

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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

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Independence issue weighs heavily on the minds of voters in Catalonia

The national parties have been struggling to come up with proposals to appease the separatist movement

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Some 130 fires rage across northern Spain

More than 130 fires raged on Sunday (December 20) across northern Spain, where unusually warm and dry weather made it difficult to contain the

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Only one thing certain in Spanish elections: the uncertainty of the outcome

Opinion polls suggest the incumbent prime minister of the conservative People's Party will scrape through, but without an absolute majority

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Spain votes in tightest election in 40 years

Experts agree that Spain, which has been struggling economically, is seeing the end of a long-established two-party system.

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Voting stations prepare for Sunday's election in Spain, the tightest in decades

It has been a day of reflection in Spain ahead of the country's tightest election in decades

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Campaigning closes in Spain's tightest election race in decades

Campaigning has come to a close in the tightest general election race Spain has seen in decades. Polls suggest Sunday’s (December 20) vote will see

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Mould-breaking election in Spain indicates four into two won't go

From being a two-party contest for the last 40 years Spain has four leading contenders going into Sunday's general election, with two newcomers threatening the Conservatives and Socialists' chances of

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Unemployment in Spain: a life without hope?

Jerez de la Frontera – where more than 1 in 3 is out of work Every day is a challenge for 27-year-old Miguel Angel Vaca Fernandez, as he strives to

My Europe Series

Spain: long road to recovery

Spain goes to the polls on December 20 in what is being billed as one of the most crucial elections in recent years. The region of Aragon is seen as

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Pedro Sanchez woos Spaniards to vote Socialist

Many supporters of Pedro Sanchez largely forgive his career inexperience in favour of his looks; the leader of Spain’s Socialist party (PSOE) just

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Albert Rivera, fresh face of Ciudadanos, influences Spanish unity

Albert Rivera is perhaps Spain’s most palatable politician for the centre-right, a newcomer to national politics. The 36-year-old lawyer and

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Pablo Iglesias, joker with the king, serious with Spanish Podemos voters

Pablo Iglesias grew in stature as he campaigned. After a slump in voter opinion, his star rose steadily. With his pony tail and beard and supermarket

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Spain's sweet economy: alive, well and living in Alicante

The Spanish traditional Christmas sweet known as turron is ‘bread and butter’ to some 2,000 of the townspeople of Jijona, on Spain’s Mediterranean

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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

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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

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Patient plays saxophone while brain tumour removed

Surgeons in Spain have become the first in Europe to successfully removed a brain tumour while the patient was conscious and playing a musical