PM Mariano Rajoy waves next to his wife Elvira Fernandez at PP HQ. / J. J. (AFP)
Fragmented scenario makes coalitions necessary, but finding partners will not be easy for the conservatives, who secured 123 seats. Socialists come second with 90 deputies
Popular Party is the most voted, leaving a highly fragmented Congress. Socialists maintain second place in terms of number of seats, but are closely followed by Podemos. Ciudadanos finishes fourth. Participation slightly up on 2011 polls
No major incidents but plenty of anecdotes were reported at some of the 57,511 polling stations
Even the consul in the California city admitted that he did not get his voting papers in time; Spanish postal service says that 98% of documents were sent out by December 6
Weather conditions help extinguish blazes, which may have been started deliberately in some areas
Agreement reached one year after normalization of relations announcement hopes to pressure Washington lawmakers into lifting travel ban
The summer of 2015 included the longest heatwave ever recorded in the country, while this fall has been one of the driest
Peruvian scientists equip black vultures with GPS and video cameras in a bid to raise awareness about growing trash problem in the capital
A group of exiled Spanish children in Veracruz state. / Archivo general de México
The Ateneo Español was founded after the Civil War by poet León Felipe, filmmaker Luis Buñuel and other exiled intellectuals
Regional deputy José Ignacio Echeverría tested positive in breathalyzer after A-6 accident on Wednesday night
Néstor Reverol’s name appears in a sealed indictment issued by a New York judge, Reuters reports
The mysterious ‘Voynich Manuscript.’
A Spanish publisher has been chosen to create a facsimile edition of the inscrutable ‘Voynich Manuscript’
The heads of the OHIM and the Spanish Association of Toymakers. / EFE
Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Hungary are the other countries most affected by the fake goods
Catheter developed to treat hydrocephalus was used on patients without their consent, medical arbitration panel has found
Photo gallery: The state of Valencia’s F1 circuit. / Mónica Torres
The abandoned facilities at the site of the former European Grand Prix have been plundered by thieves and left to their fate
Málaga musician plays sax during his own brain tumor surgery to help doctors safeguard specific regions
New evaluation shows the riskiest sections for drivers, although the network is getting consistently safer
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