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Spain’s snap election: will Sánchez’s latest gamble pay off?

On October 5, Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez called a snap general election for November 29, bringing the vote forward by 10 months.

The Conversation · 5h ago

Pedro Sánchez has lost control of the narrative. So he's calling an election

On the back foot since the Ceuta crisis, Sánchez is taking his biggest gamble yet with a snap election. He thrives on main-character energy, but the momentum has shifted and reality is catching up with his carefully crafted image.

Euronews · Oct 5

Will Pedro Sánchez’s gamble to call snap general election in Spain pay off?

Spanish PM is hoping to shore up his fragile mandate by tapping into public anger over country’s housing crisis

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5

Spanish Congress rejects housing laws despite Sánchez's warning: 'They'll be judged sooner than they think'

Spanish Congress rejects two key housing measures aimed at quelling public uproar over housing affordability. The bills' rejection after last-minute talks leaves Pedro Sánchez's government without two key housing measures and exposes its struggle to win support in Congress.

Euronews · Oct 2

Ceuta Crisis Explained: What the Madrid March and Spain's Planned Decree Mean for Asylum Seekers

Madrid march over Ceuta drew 20,000 by the government's count, 180,000 by organizers'. Here is what the demands, and a draft returns decree, mean.

Latin Times · Sep 28

Thousands of protesters take to the streets in Madrid over Ceuta migrant crisis

Almost two months after the mass arrival of tens of thousands of migrants in Ceuta, the situation in the autonomous city remains unresolved.

Euronews · Sep 26

Son Takes A Loan From Parents, Throws Massive Tantrums And Makes Accusations After Being Asked To Repay It

In today’s tough economy, it’s no surprise that a lot of young adults are relying on their parents to soften the blow. But sometimes, some kids take it too far when it comes to freebies. After lending her son $50,000 for a house down payment, one mom expected him to…

Bored Panda · Sep 23

How Spain’s socialist-led government fumbled the Ceuta crisis, and put itself on the back foot

The crisis in Ceuta has put Pedro Sánchez’s government on the defensive, just as Spain’s political actors return from the summer break. Weeks after the crisis began, the situation remains unresolved. Of the estimated 80,000 migrants who entered Ceuta in late July, 5,482 remain.

The Conversation · Sep 18

Mbappé draws fire from right wing in France, Spain over Ceuta t-shirt controversy

Real Madrid's French forward Kylian Mbappé is facing mounting criticism by Spanish and French conservative and far-right politicians for partially obscuring a t-shirt supporting residents of Ceuta, Spain's territory bordering Morocco grappling with a migration crisis. Mbappé said he wore the t-shirt rolled up to show solidarity with "all the…

France 24 · Sep 17

How Germany’s far-right AfD is courting the voters it promises to deport

On September 6, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) took 43.8% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt, more than double the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU)‘s 17.2%. Turnout was 77.8%, the highest in the state’s history of free elections. The party campaigned on a platform that included a deportation and…

The Conversation · Sep 14