FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 5 | History Defined

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

The Guardian - UK · Dec 22, 2025

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.

Euronews · Dec 21, 2025

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 · Dec 21, 2025

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

The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2025

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.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 20, 2025

‘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 · Nov 19, 2025

‘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

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2025

‘Mud on our hands; blood on his’: fury lingers one year after Spain’s deadly floods

Survivors in Valencia call for consequences, particularly for regional president, after country’s worst natural disaster this century

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2025

‘It’s a question of humanity’: how a small Spanish town made headlines over its immigration stance

Mayor explains why Villamalea unanimously backed call to regularise undocumented migrants – across party lines

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2025

In Spain, what once seemed impossible is now widespread: the young are turning to the far right

Migration is barely mentioned – instead, failed policies on housing, wages and employment are driving young voters into the arms of Vox, says María Ramírez, deputy managing editor of elDiario.es

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2025