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Spain’s conservative party fears defeat in its Galician heartland

Close-run race could see Ana Pontón installed as area’s first female and nationalist leader

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2024

Spain’s PP leader shocks party by backing conditional pardon for Carles Puigdemont

U-turn ‘stupefies’ conservative party, which has condemned amnesty for those involved in Catalan independence push

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2024

Spanish parliament rejects amnesty bill for Catalan separatists

Narrow defeat by 179 votes to 171 is a blow for Pedro Sánchez and highlights fragility of his minority government

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2024

Sánchez prepares for fraught second term as PM after Catalan amnesty

Spanish leader’s deal with Catalan separatists has sparked huge protests and outrage from rightwing parties

The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2023

Spain’s acting PM on verge of second term after controversial Catalan amnesty deal – as it happened

Pedro Sánchez poised to win congressional backing for second term after agreeing controversial amnesty over failed Catalan independence push

The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2023

Spain’s People’s party urges EU to intervene over Catalan amnesty law

PP says clemency offer for separatists demands similar action to that taken over rule-of-law concerns elsewhere in the bloc

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2023

Why are there protests in Spain? Amnesty deal with Catalan separatists explained

The central government's envoy to the region said that 80,000 people attended the march in Madrid

Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2023

Socialist party members in Spain back deal to secure PM new term

Members of Pedro Sánchez’s party vote 87% in favour of proposal to form government backed by smaller parties

The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2023

Mass protest in Barcelona against possible amnesty for Catalan separatists

Tens of thousands demonstrate in Spanish region’s capital as Pedro Sánchez weighs move in attempt to form government

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2023

Spain is becoming harder to govern. Is this the future of our divided politics?

Three months after a general election, attempts to form a government have so far failed – and hostility between parties is mounting, says Spanish journalist María Ramírez

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2023