
Why Spain needs early elections
Only a stable alternative government will be able to lead the country out of the current political crisis

Only a stable alternative government will be able to lead the country out of the current political crisis

More than 68% of voters said Pablo Iglesias and Irene Montero should keep representing them

In the wake of the Gürtel corruption ruling, Pedro Sánchez has filed a vote of no confidence in Congress against Popular Party Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy

PM rules out calling early elections, and says the motion seeks to advance partisan agendas, not the interests of Spain

The Gürtel ruling has left Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy without a leg to stand on

Questionable websites are taking advantage of automatic online advertising systems run by Google, and publishing sensationalist, biased or untrue stories to seek clicks

Spain’s High Court gives businessman at center of so-called “Gürtel” probe, Francisco Correa, 51 years in jail, while Luis Bárcenas gets 33-year term

Judges find evidence of existence of a Popular Party slush fund, something that the party leader denied in court last year

Josep Miquel Arenas, better known as Valtonyc, was due to report to the penitentiary on Thursday

Josep Lluís Trapero and other ex-officials will sit in the dock over their role in the referendum and protests leading up to it

While the number of animals killed has fallen, activists say more work is needed to stop exploitation

Mayors differ on how to deal with symbols that have triggered confrontations between residents

Ex-premier of Catalonia will remain free on bail while judges reach a final opinion on his extradition to Spain

Sunday’s polls have been widely criticized with several countries refusing to recognize the results

Three people sustained minor injuries after hooded individuals pulled out yellow crosses from the sand

Albert Rivera’s party is defending its new platform as a unifying force, in opposition to an exclusionary independence movement

The Catalan issue has shattered the essential agreement of our democracy: territorial unity based on decentralization and self-government. It has also created enormous doubts about the quality of our political model

A victim of clerical misconduct, Cruz clashed with the pontiff during the latter’s visit to Chile. Soon after, he was invited to spend a week at the Francis’s residence to discuss the matter

The anti-austerity leader looks for revalidation after being criticized for buying a €600,000 home outside of Madrid

New Catalan premier taps four ex-officials facing legal battles, and Madrid refuses to publish their names on official gazette

New Bank of Spain report says sales of goods to UK fell last year ahead of Britain’s exit from EU

Michael Harris, the president of the Eurocitizens association, discusses the outlook that Britons in Spain are facing ahead of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU

The Catalonia led by the xenophobe Quim Torra would never be admitted into Europe

Head of anti-austerity party will move with his pregnant partner to Galapagar in the capital’s outskirts

Torra’s start has been dismal; the government made a mistake by not showing up; Sánchez is right to offer support

President of Serbia talks to EL PAÍS about the Balkan country’s efforts to join the bloc, and how Kosovo is proving a sticking point

A pathogen is attacking holm oak trees, drying out the ‘dehesas’ and leaving native pigs without their diet of acorns