Now playing Next state of the union State of the Union: Spanish stalemate, Frontex scrutiny & heatwaves With summer well under way around Europe, the sun has started to set on the political season at large. Yet, we still have Spain, after the country’s politics was paralysed following the results of snap parliamentary elections last weekend. 28/07/2023
Now playing Next Spain Could a Catalan separatist party join a coalition government in Spain? It may be possible for Puigdemont to acts as the kingmaker, but Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and his leftist PSOE party has always ruled out helping Catalonia's separatists. 25/07/2023
Now playing Next Spain Spaniards vote in election that may see another EU country swing right Voters in Spain withstood soaring summer temperatures to vote Sunday in a general election that could make the country the latest European Union member to swing to the political right. 23/07/2023
Now playing Next Spain Sánchez's aim to reinstate leftist coalition set to fail, polls say Pedro Sánchez, Spain's prime minister since 2018, is facing re-election with recent ballots and most polls against him. 20/07/2023
Now playing Next Spain From Catalonia to the crises: Why is the far right growing in Spain? With polls predicting victory for the right-wing Popular Party, a future national government that includes Santiago Abascal's party is more than likely. Its growth is the result of several factors, and can be traced back to the push for Catalan independence in 2017. 19/07/2023
Now playing Next Spain Warning over online misinformation ahead of Spanish election Researchers have criticised what they see as an inconsistent approach taken by social media companies as misleading claims about mail ballots and election fraud spread. 19/07/2023
Now playing Next Spain Feijoo welcomed in Pontevedra ahead of Spain's Presidential Elections As presidential hopeful Alberto Núñez Feijoo arrives in a holiday town in Pontevedra he is reassured by local support but faces the possible challenge of working with a rival 17/07/2023
Now playing Next Europe Decoded Alberto Núñez Feijóo is poised to become Spanish PM. Who is he? As Alberto Núñez Feijóo took to the stage last Thursday to something akin to a rock star welcome, behind him was a campaign sign which read: This is the moment. 11/07/2023
Now playing Next Spain Sanchez takes on Feijóo in TV debate ahead of Spain's general election With just two weeks to go until Spain's general election, opinion polls predict victory for conservative politician Feijóo. 11/07/2023
Now playing Next state of the union State of the Union: Madrid begins EU presidency & NATO summit nears The annual meeting of allied leaders will take place in Vilnius next week. 07/07/2023
Now playing Next Europe Decoded Culture war in Spain as popular far-right Vox party targets minorities Vox could be part of the national government after the election on 23 July. Some decisions the party has taken at the regional level have already drawn condemnation. 04/07/2023
Now playing Next Spain Feminism and LGBTQ+ flag trashed: Spain's Vox removes offensive banner Following a complaint made by the Socialist Party, the Spanish far-right Vox party has removed the controversial banner. 27/06/2023
Now playing Next Europe Decoded Here’s why Europe is watching Spain’s regional elections This month's regional election in Spain sets the stage for the general election held six months later. 21/05/2023
Now playing Next Europe Decoded How mass graves like Pico Reja haunt present-day Spain Historians estimate that about 114,000 people lie in mass graves scattered across Spain massacred by supporters of Franco during or after the civil war. 07/02/2023
Now playing Next Spain COVID-19: Regional elections in Spain go ahead amid increased security Voters head to polling stations in Spain's Galicia and Basque Country regions in elections postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic. 12/07/2020
Now playing Next Unreported Europe Far right Vox party strikes a chord with disenchanted Spaniards The city of Parla, south of Madrid, is a traditional left wing stronghold. Vox champions national unity while promising to halt illegal immigration and political corruption. Here that message struck a chord. 06/12/2019
Now playing Next Spain Weary Spanish voters prepare for fourth election in four years Political leaders have made a final appeal to voters before Sunday's snap election that looks unlikely to resolve Spain's parliamentary gridlock. 09/11/2019
Now playing Next Spain Last Spanish polls before election suggest gridlock could continue While Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is expected to win the most seats, it won't necessarily be enough to break the political gridlock in Spain. 04/11/2019
Now playing Next World Spain might face fourth election in as many years Coalition talks between the far-left Podemos party and Spain’s caretaker socialist government have broken down. Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has until the 23rd of September to form a majority coalition or face yet another general election. 11/09/2019
Now playing Next World Could Spain be heading towards another general election? Podemos votes to support Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, only if the party receives key cabinet roles. 19/07/2019
