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What's happening in Spain after the general election (and what it means for the presidency of the Council of the EU)

Spaniards voted in a general election on 23 July. The election was called early. Pedro Sánchez, the current acting prime minister, brought it forward after the Socialist Party (PSOE) polled poorly in municipal and regional elections on 28 May, and the prospect of an internal rebellion within the party loomed.

The Conversation · Jul 26, 2023

The radical-right threat in Spain has not gone away

Letters: Readers respond to the inconclusive outcome of the Spanish elections

The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2023

Catalan Government Sees Opportunity Amid Election Setback

Despite electoral decline, pro-independence forces hold key to next Spanish prime minister's investiture

Zenger · Jul 26, 2023

The Guardian view on the Spanish election: a good day when voters said ‘¡No pasarán!’ to the far right

Editorial: After a series of European elections in which radical right parties gained national influence, Spain has bucked the trend

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2023

After Spain’s right fell short of outright victory, what next?

An uncertain future awaits Spain after Partido Popular performed worse than expected while the Socialists rebounded.

Al Jazeera · Jul 24, 2023

Pedro Sánchez rules out return to polls after Spanish vote delivers hung parliament

Socialist leader assures party ‘democracy can find a formula for government’ as left and right blocs try to form viable coalitions

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2023

Spain’s uncertain political future after election deadlock

Spain is facing months of political gridlock after parliamentary elections saw the conservative bloc fail to win enough votes to form a government.

The Week · Jul 24, 2023

Pro-independence Catalans become kingmakers in Spain after hung elections

PRO-INDEPENDENCE politicians in Catalonia have found themselves unlikely king-makers after the Spanish general elections ...

The National (Scotland) · Jul 24, 2023

Vox party’s hardline attitudes appear to have turned off Spanish voters

Party has been relegated to near-irrelevance as Spain bucks European trend of shift towards far right

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2023

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 · Jul 24, 2023