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Spain's parliament approves amnesty law for Catalan separatists

Spain’s Parliament voted Thursday to give final approval to a controversial amnesty law for hundreds of Catalan separatists involved in the illegal and unsuccessful 2017 secession bid.

France 24

Founder of Spain’s far-right Vox Party shot in the face in Madrid

Veteran Spanish right-wing politician Alejandro Vidal-Quadras has been taken to hospital in Madrid after being shot in a street, police have said.

The National (Scotland)

Alejandro Vidal-Quadras: Veteran Spanish conservative politician shot in the face in Madrid

Alejandro Vidal-Quadras was a long-time member of Spain's conservative Popular Party and its regional leader in Catalonia

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Protests turn ugly as pressure mounts on Spain's acting government for amnesty talks with Catalans

Three people have been arrested in a protest against negotiations between Spain’s acting government and Catalan separatist parties over a possible amnesty for thousands involved in Catalonia’s independence movement

The Independent UK

Spain's king calls on acting Socialist Prime Minister Sánchez to try to from the government

Spain’s King Felipe VI has called on acting Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to try to form a new government following talks with political party leaders to see which party has the best chance of gathering majority support in Parliament

The Independent UK

Why Spain's conservative leader is a long shot to become prime minister despite winning election

The leader of Spain’s conservatives will have his opportunity to form a new government this week in what has been preordained as a lost cause given his lack of support in the Parliament

The Independent UK

Spain's king begins talks with party leaders in hopes of choosing one to form a government

King Felipe VI has begun consultations with leaders of Spain’s political parties to see which one has the best chance of forming a government following an inconclusive national election last month

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Feijóo Is Not Throwing In The Towel

There are two ways of approaching an apparently impossible solution in politics.

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Ties with far-right hinder Spain's Popular Party forming a government despite election win

Chances to form a government have dwindled for Spain’s conservative Popular Party after its election win after two small regional parties refused to lend their support due to the potential presence of the far-right Vox party in the cabinet

The Independent UK

Election leaves Spain in political disarray with no party having an easy path to form a government

Spain is in political disarray after elections left no party with a clear path to forming a government

The Independent UK

Specter of right-wing entering Spanish government fades after inconclusive national election

Spain's inconclusive national election has produced one result that will be greeted with relief in European capitals, which like Madrid firmly support the European Union

The Independent UK

Spain: both parties fail to reach absolute majority needed to form government

Spain appears headed for political gridlock after Sunday's inconclusive national elections left parties on both the right and left without a clear path toward forging a new government.

France 24

Spain election: Right-wing bloc wins vote but fails to get outright majority

Evening Standard

Voters head to polls in Spain as hard right poised to make gains

Opinion polls indicate Popular Party set to win highest share of votes

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Spanish general election tipped to put the far right back in office for the first time since Franco

Spain's general election Sunday could make the country the latest European Union member to shift to the political right

The Independent UK

Spain conservatives entrust Feijóo, the boring guy who wins every election by a landslide

Those who know him in Spain say that Alberto Núñez Feijóo doesn't enter a political battle unless he has almost every chance of winning

France 24

From left wing to far right, four candidates facing off in Spain’s snap election

Spain's elections Sunday will be a battle between two leftist and two rightist parties that are teaming up to form potential coalitions. Here is a glance at the four leaders of those parties.

The Independent UK

Spain's election Sunday pits 2 leftist vs. 2 rightist parties. Here's a look at the leaders

Spain’s elections Sunday will be a battle between two leftist and two rightist parties that are teaming up to form potential coalitions

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Voting fraud claims spread ahead of Spanish election

Claims of vote rigging and election fraud are spreading in Spain ahead of that nation's pivotal election on Sunday

The Independent UK

Spain's Socialists have won the Barcelona mayor's office after getting help from conservative rivals

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's Socialists have received an unexpected boost from its main rival in next month’s national elections after his party won the mayor’s office of Barcelona following a tight vote at city hall

The Independent UK

Amid row over 'drought berries,' German lawmakers cancel trip to southern Spain

A German parliamentary delegation has canceled plans for a visit to fruit farms in southern Spain after a campaign in Germany to discourage consumers from buying so-called “drought berries” sparked political controversy

Bangkok Post

Spain PM calls snap election after local poll drubbing

MADRID: In a surprise move, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called a snap election on July 23 on Monday, a day after his Socialists suffered a drubbing in local and regional polls.

Radio France Internationale

Spanish PM calls snap election after hammering in regional vote

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called an early general election for 23 July – a day after his Socialist party took a heavy battering in local and regional polls that saw big gains for the conservatives and far-right Vox party.

The Independent UK

Spain swings right in local and regional elections

Spain’s conservative opposition Popular Party (PP) made significant gains in local and regional elections, offering a perilous assessment of public feeling towards the country’s ruling left-wing coalition ahead of general elections in December

The Independent UK

Spanish Socialists under pressure in key regional elections

Spain goes to the polls on Sunday for local and regional elections seen as a bellwether for a national vote in December, with the conservative Popular Party steadily gaining ground on the ruling Socialists in key regions

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