Why Spain needs early elections
Only a stable alternative government will be able to lead the country out of the current political crisis
Editorial
Zombie government
The Gürtel ruling has left Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy without a political or moral leg to stand on
An extremist rises to power
Torra’s start has been dismal; the government made a mistake by not showing up; Sánchez is right to offer support
The decline of the left in Spain
Spanish Socialists have been unable to take advantage of falling support for the Popular Party
Learning from the past
The government needs to respond to the new secessionist push with all the power of the law
Quim Torra: A man of exclusion and conflict
The candidate to be the next premier of Catalonia has made clear he will pursue the divisive push for Catalan independence
Why Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera is mistaken
The decision by the politician to withdraw his party’s support for Article 155 is untimely and opportunistic
Defending truth in the era of fake news
Europe’s leading media organizations have a duty to curb the spread of disinformation
ETA is not fooling anyone
Democratic Spain must not allow the terrorist group to whitewash its criminal history
Pamplona gang rape case: A controversial verdict
The verdict on the Sanfermines sexual assault case has sparked widespread social debate on how these crimes should be dealt with
The resignation of Cristina Cifuentes: too little, and too late
The scandal that has engulfed the Madrid regional premier has exposed new depths of corruption within the Popular Party
The Catalan children subjected to political hatred
Nine teachers in the region are under investigation for allegedly humiliating students whose parents are members of the Civil Guard
Julian Assange drifts away from cause
WikiLeaks needs to separate from its founder in order to reclaim its reputation
A vacuum on Spain’s political left
Center-right group Ciudadanos cannot be the only alternative to the governing Popular Party. Ideas are needed from the Socialists and Podemos
Time’s up for Cristina Cifuentes
It is not enough for the regional leader in Madrid to give back her controversial master’s degree, she must resign from her post
Popular Party master’s degree scandal: an urgent need for clarity
Two cases involving conservative politicians who obtained suspect titles highlight the need for accountability
A bitter convention for Spain’s Popular Party
The ruling conservatives cling to their do-nothing strategy despite sustained evidence of decline at the polls
In Spain, burning photos should not be a crime
The Strasbourg ruling on destroying pictures of the king is welcome in a country that seems determined to erode freedom of expression
Gabriel killing: A lesson from the horror
In a moral example to us all, the victim’s mother has called for an end to the wave of hate against the murder suspect
A monumental fraud in Catalonia
Defenders of the independence cause have made a mockery of democracy and citizens with their latest parliamentary acrobatics
Brexit: A dead-end street
The UK government is coming to realize that leaving the EU will take them to no safe harbor, particularly when it comes to Ireland
Freedom of expression at Spain’s art fair ARCO
By censoring an installation, the state agency Ifema is attacking a pillar of democracy in Spain
An untimely tune
The attempts to make political capital out of singer Marta Sánchez’s new lyrics for the Spanish national anthem are deplorable
Another avoidable tragedy
Washington cannot allow going to school to become a game of Russian roulette
The Popular Party: Caught in a quagmire of corruption
A string of graft cases making their way through the courts is eroding the credibility of the governing party in Spain
A reality check for the leaders of Catalan independence
Rulings of the Supreme Court and the weakened position of Carles Puigdemont are seeing the cracks in the pro-secessionist movement grow
The price to pay for the political paralysis in Catalonia
The speaker’s decision to adjourn the investiture session indefinitely also puts self-rule on hold
Preventing Puigdemont’s return as premier
The central government in Madrid must explore all means at its disposal to stop the politician from being voted back into power