Spain's People's Party to elect new leader with a view to win 2020 election

Choosing between two candidates, Spain's center-right People's Party on Saturday will elect its new president who will have the task of keeping the party together as well as regenerating it with a view to winning the next general election scheduled for 2020.

Espagne: Rajoy annonce qu'il va quitter la tête du Parti populaire

Figure centrale de la politique espagnole depuis près de quinze ans, l'ancien chef du gouvernement conservateur espagnol Mariano Rajoy, renversé vendredi par le parlement, va quitter la tête du Parti populaire (PP), a-t-il annoncé mardi.

Spain's Rajoy ousted in no-confidence vote, Pedro Sánchez of socialist party to become new PM

Pedro Sanchez has arrived in Spain's parliament, set to become the country's new prime minister after his socialist party yesterday secured enough votes to topple Mariano Rajoy in a confidence vote over a corruption case.

Rajoy wants a ‘dynamic’ Catalonia

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Sunday urged businesses not to abandon Catalonia after hundreds of firms moved their legal headquarters away as uncertainty over the region's independence drive drags on.

Spain plans to remove Catalonia's leaders, control region

Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced Saturday that he plans to begin removing Catalonia's leaders from office, including President Carles Puigdemont, and take control of the region.

Spanish PM secures key opposition support for plans to sack Catalonia gov't

The Spanish government has already begun planning to take political control from Catalonia, as the leader of the densely populated region continues to go forward without making his full intentions clear.

Spanish PM calls for clarification on Catalan declaration of independence

The Spanish government held an extraordinary Cabinet meeting on Wednesday morning to discuss the unilateral declaration of independence announced on Tuesday by Catalan premier Carles Puigdemont, who immediately placed independence on hold and demanded talks.

En Espagne, Rajoy face à sa première motion de censure

Le gouvernement conservateur espagnol de Mariano Rajoy affrontait mardi sa première motion de censure, impulsée par le parti de gauche radicale Podemos pour dénoncer la corruption galopante en Espagne, en principe sans chances de succès.

Rajoy returned as PM in confidence vote, ending Spain’s political crisis

Spain's parliament voted Saturday to approve acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's bid to form a new minority government, putting an end to the country's 10-month political deadlock.

Former Spanish Socialist Party leader steps down from Congress seat

The former leader of the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) announced Saturday that he was resigning from his seat in Congress.

Spain's socialists vote to allow minority government led by Rajoy

Spain's Socialist party says it will stop blocking the conservative Popular Party from forming a minority government, ending the country's nearly 10-month political impasse.

Xi Jinping thanks Rajoy for attending G20 amid political chaos in Spain

Chinese President Xi Jinping thanked Spanish Acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy for attending the ongoing G20 Summit despite political turmoil back home.

Segundo rechazo del Congreso a Rajoy abre escenario incierto en España

El reloj empieza a correr y, si antes de dos meses el Congreso no elige nuevo jefe del Ejecutivo, habrá elecciones en torno a Navidad, las terceras en un año.

Spain: Socialists reject PP coalition offer

Spain's Socialist Party has rejected proposals to form a grand coalition with the Popular Party (PP), which won most seats in Spain's repeat election.

Spain elections: Conservatives win, but without majority

Spain's repeat election has failed to clarify the political future of the country, with the main parties placing roughly the same as in last December's ballot, which brought six months of stalemate.

King of Spain dissolves parliament and calls elections for June 26

King Felipe VI of Spain on Tuesday morning signed a decree to dissolve the Spanish parliament and convoke a new general election for June 26.

Rajoy a los independentistas: "El Estado y la democracia funcionan siempre"

"La democracia tiene la misma fortaleza de siempre, con independencia de que el Gobierno esté en funciones", ha declarado Mariano Rajoy.

El PP gana las elecciones con 125 escaños, con más de la mitad del voto escrutado

Con el 62,9 por ciento de los votos escrutados, el partido del presidente Mariano Rajoy se alza con la victoria de las elecciones generales que se han celebrado este domingo en España con 125 escaños, logrando un 28,04 por ciento de los votos.

Rajoy debate absence both surprises, causes speculation

The decision taken by Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to not appear in a live electoral debate with the leaders of Spain's main parties has shocked Spain.

Spanish court suspends Catalan secession resolution

Spain's Constitutional Court has suspended a resolution passed by Catalonia's regional assembly that declared the start of a secession process, but the Catalan government has vowed to continue to push ahead with the bid.