Spain Rajoy still hoping for Spanish coalition Spain’s acting prime minister says he’s still hoping to build a broad coalition government – despite being rebuffed by both the Socialist Party and 29/12/2015
Spain Rajoy claims mandate to start talks on forming new Spanish government The People's Party won the most votes but not an absolute majority and will find it hard to cobble together a government 21/12/2015
economy Spanish shares hit by inconclusive election outcome The inconclusive Spanish election result hit the market in Madrid, where stocks hit their lowest levels in three months and government bonds rose 21/12/2015
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 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 20/12/2015
Spain 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 20/12/2015
Spain 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. 20/12/2015
Spain 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 19/12/2015
Spain 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 19/12/2015
Insight 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 18/12/2015
insiders 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 18/12/2015
insiders 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 18/12/2015
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
Spain 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 18/12/2015
Spain 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 18/12/2015
Spain 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 18/12/2015
Spain 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 17/12/2015
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's political newcomers determined to overturn 'caste system' Ciudadanos (‘Citizens’), is one of Spain’s new parties that emerged from crisis. The second-largest group in Catalonia’s regional parliament after 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 Spanish PM Rajoy attacked during bitter TV debate Spain’s prime minister Mariano Rajoy has come under attack over corruption allegations in a live televised debate before Sunday’s general election 15/12/2015
Spain Spanish election debate descends into row ahead of Sunday's poll Spain’s prime minister has come under attack over corruption allegations in a live televised debate before Sunday’s general election. Mariano Rajoy 15/12/2015
Spain Spain prepares for election but voters still undecided For the first time since Spain embraced democracy in 1977 the two party system has ruptured. The anti-austerity Podemos and market-friendly 14/12/2015
world news Spain must take constitutional reform by the horns The Spanish constitution is now in its 38th year, the 6th Dec. anniversary coinciding with campaigning for the general elections on the 20th. Spain 14/12/2015
