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Spanish conservatives revive regional pacts with far-right Vox party

Hard line on immigration adopted by People’s party as right seeks to unseat socialist government in 2027

The Guardian - UK

Spain's far-right Vox returns to power in regional coalition government with Popular Party

During a debate in Spain's national parliament on Wednesday, Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called the PP-Vox agreement in Extremadura "a kick to the constitution."

Euronews

Spain champions migration’s benefits with regularisation scheme – but queues are long

Migrants navigate complicated documentation and long queues to regularise their status under decree expected to benefit at least 500,000 people

The Guardian - UK

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Begoña Gómez, wife of Prime Minister Sánchez, to be tried for influence peddling

The decision was announced during the Spanish prime minister's official trip to China, where he is accompanied by his wife.

Euronews

Twin corruption trials cast a shadow over Spain’s main parties ahead of key elections

With former ministers and party heavyweights being dragged into court, the country is once again confronting the unresolved legacy of political graft and shady backroom deals

The Guardian - UK

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We have a wealth of information at our fingertips. Every day we are bombarded with news, facts, images and stories. So much so, that it’s near-impossible to consume it all. Here are some of the good, bad and bizarre stories that might not have made it onto your recent daily…

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Portugal elects socialist as president but far-right rival takes record vote share

António José Seguro scores resounding win despite André Ventura’s populist Chega party securing 33.2% of votes

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‘When did empathy become exceptional?’: what’s behind Sánchez’s plan to ‘regularise’ 500,000 undocumented migrants in Spain

As anti-migration policies sweep the continent, the Spanish PM is going against the tide by announcing that half a million undocumented people and asylum seekers will be ‘regularised’

The Guardian - UK

Spain’s mass regularisation for 500,000 undocumented migrants is not extreme, unprecedented or opportunistic

As governments around the world tighten migration controls, Spain has taken a strikingly different path. In January 2026, the Spanish cabinet approved a decree opening a pathway to legal residency for hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants who already live in the country. At a time when deportations, detentions and…

The Conversation

‘It’s like a gift from God’: undocumented foreign workers welcome Spanish amnesty

Half a million migrants will be ‘regularised’ under plans to boost economic growth that have angered rightwing parties

The Guardian - UK

Spain is rightly proud of its high-speed trains. But pride alone doesn’t ensure safety

The Sánchez government is under fire after two crashes. But politicians of all stripes have prioritised opening new lines over maintaining existing ones, says journalist María Ramírez

The Guardian - UK

Spain approves decree to regularise half a million undocumented migrants

Move affecting those who have been in Spain five months or more runs counter to anti-migration policies across Europe

The Guardian - UK

Spanish train drivers call three-day strike after deadly railway crashes

Union is demanding better safety standards for workers and passengers after two collisions this week killed 46

The Guardian - UK

Why Spain’s prime minister has broken ranks in Europe – and dared to confront Trump

Outrage at the US, close ties with Venezuela and mounting domestic challenges have prompted Pedro Sánchez to take a stand, says the Spanish journalist Maria Ramirez

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Spain’s socialists shed voters in regional election as far right makes gains

Vox doubles its seats in Extremadura as Socialist Workers’ party, mired in corruption scandals, loses 10 of its 28 seats

Euronews

Extremadura votes in early elections with PP seeking absolute majority

Around 860,000 Extremadurans go to the polls today in an unprecedented election in the region. María Guardiola brought forward the elections after failing to pass the budget. The polls point to the PP as the winner, but without a majority to govern alone.

The Guardian - UK

Spain’s ruling party faces crunch regional poll amid corruption and harassment claims

Results of Sunday’s snap election in Extremadura are seen as key test of Pedro Sánchez and his PSOE party

The Guardian - UK

Spain’s ruling socialist party accused of failing to act on sexual misconduct by senior men

Slew of allegations of sexual harassment hits party already battered by corruption claims and political setbacks

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Why the rise of a new far-right party in Catalonia spells danger for the Spanish government

Catalan politics are now, it seems, a far cry from 2017’s infamous, unauthorised independence referendum. It was violently repressed by national police forces, led to widespread rioting, triggered a constitutional crisis in Spain, and saw leaders like Carles Puigdemont flee the country.

Euronews

Thousands of Spaniards take part in antigovernment protests

According to the Popular Party (PP), more than 80,000 people took part in the demonstration against Pedro Sánchez's government in Madrid on Sunday. The government delegation puts the number of attendees at 40,000.

The Guardian - UK

Thousands rally in Madrid to demand snap election over corruption allegations

Pressure grows on Pedro Sánchez amid series of claims involving his family, party and administration

The Guardian - UK

Blow to Spanish PM as attorney general found guilty in leak case

Álvaro García Ortiz, who had denied sharing businessman’s personal details to journalists about a tax case, has been banned from post for two years

Radio France Internationale

Ghost of Franco still haunts Spanish politics, 50 years on

In Spain, far-right parties such as Vox have reiterated their allegiance to the dictator Francisco Franco, who died 50 years ago on 20 November, 1975. In a bid to counterbalance this, the country's leftist government has announced hundreds of events throughout the year to mark the restoration of democracy.

The Guardian - UK

‘Dangerous nostalgia’: did Spain’s ‘pact of forgetting’ after Franco leave new generation open to far right?

Events to mark the 50th anniversary of dictator’s death are intended to remind Spaniards, particularly the young, of the dangers of fascism

The Guardian - UK

‘Judges doing politics’: can Spanish PM survive corruption cases against family and allies?

Facing allegations he insists are politically motivated, Spain’s PM has cast doubt on independence of some members of judiciary

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