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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
The Gürtel ruling has left Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy without a political or moral leg to stand on
Torra’s start has been dismal; the government made a mistake by not showing up; Sánchez is right to offer support
Spanish Socialists have been unable to take advantage of falling support for the Popular Party
The government needs to respond to the new secessionist push with all the power of the law
The candidate to be the next premier of Catalonia has made clear he will pursue the divisive push for Catalan independence
The decision by the politician to withdraw his party’s support for Article 155 is untimely and opportunistic
Europe’s leading media organizations have a duty to curb the spread of disinformation
Democratic Spain must not allow the terrorist group to whitewash its criminal history
The verdict on the Sanfermines sexual assault case has sparked widespread social debate on how these crimes should be dealt with
The scandal that has engulfed the Madrid regional premier has exposed new depths of corruption within the Popular Party
Nine teachers in the region are under investigation for allegedly humiliating students whose parents are members of the Civil Guard
WikiLeaks needs to separate from its founder in order to reclaim its reputation
Center-right group Ciudadanos cannot be the only alternative to the governing Popular Party. Ideas are needed from the Socialists and Podemos
It is not enough for the regional leader in Madrid to give back her controversial master’s degree, she must resign from her post
Two cases involving conservative politicians who obtained suspect titles highlight the need for accountability
The ruling conservatives cling to their do-nothing strategy despite sustained evidence of decline at the polls
The Strasbourg ruling on destroying pictures of the king is welcome in a country that seems determined to erode freedom of expression
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
Defenders of the independence cause have made a mockery of democracy and citizens with their latest parliamentary acrobatics
The UK government is coming to realize that leaving the EU will take them to no safe harbor, particularly when it comes to Ireland
By censoring an installation, the state agency Ifema is attacking a pillar of democracy in Spain
The attempts to make political capital out of singer Marta Sánchez’s new lyrics for the Spanish national anthem are deplorable
Washington cannot allow going to school to become a game of Russian roulette
A string of graft cases making their way through the courts is eroding the credibility of the governing party in Spain
Rulings of the Supreme Court and the weakened position of Carles Puigdemont are seeing the cracks in the pro-secessionist movement grow
The speaker’s decision to adjourn the investiture session indefinitely also puts self-rule on hold
The central government in Madrid must explore all means at its disposal to stop the politician from being voted back into power