FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 32 - Caught on Camera

Spain's king begins a new round of talks in search of a candidate to form government

King Felipe VI has begun a new round of talks with Spanish political party leaders with a view to choosing the person in the best position to gather enough support in Parliament to form a government

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

The leader of Spain's conservatives makes a 2nd bid to become prime minister

The leader of Spain’s conservatives is trying for the second time in three days to get parliamentary support for his bid to become prime minister

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023

Spanish People’s party leader fails in bid to become prime minister – as it happened

Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of right-leaning party, fails to gain enough votes from MPs to become PM

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2023

Thousands protest in Spain over possible amnesty for Catalan separatists

Around 40,000 gather at rally in Madrid over potential pardon for activists, ahead of vote to decide election results

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023

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 · Sep 24, 2023

Protests planned in Madrid against amnesty for Catalan secessionists

Conservatives call rally as acting PM refuses to rule out deal with independence leaders to form new government

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2023

Spain grants Basque, Catalan and Galician languages parliamentary status

MPs from far-right Vox stage walkout in protest at recognition of co-official languages

The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2023

Catalan, Basque and Galician are unlikely to become official EU languages, but alternatives to connect with regional language speakers are out there

The Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, is in a pickle. In August, he sent out a formal request to the rotating presidency of the Council of Europe for Catalan, Basque and Galician to become official EU languages. The request was part of a coalition agreement with the Catalan Independence Party,…

The Conversation · Sep 13, 2023

Catalan independence supporters fill streets in their thousands in mass demonstration

THOUSANDS of Catalan independence supporters filled the streets of Barcelona to put pressure on Spain’s embattled Prime Minister to accept their…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 12, 2023

Spanish ‘wolf pack’ rapist’s sentence reduced under botched law

Sentence trimmed from 15 years to 14 years in response to legislation that in turn was a response to 2016 gang rape

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023