Now playing Next Spain Catalonia split from Spain 'inevitable' without referendum, says Mas Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region holds local elections on Sunday (September 27). Many national parties see it as a proxy vote on breaking away 22/09/2015
Now playing Next Spain Spain heading for constitutional tension as Catalonia calls an early election Spain could be heading for constitutional tension after Catalonian President, Artur Mas, signed a decree on Monday clearing the way for elections on 03/08/2015
Now playing Next Spain Anti-austerity leaders sworn in as Madrid & Barcelona mayors Dubbed the hugging grandma, Manuela Carmena has been sworn in as the Mayor of Madrid backed by the leftist Podemos party. The 71-year-old has swept 13/06/2015
Now playing Next Spain Citizens take power in Spain's largest cities as a political revolution sweeps the country Left wing former judge Manuela Carmena is the new mayor of Madrid, ending 24 years of centre right rule. “We are servants of the people of Madrid” 13/06/2015
Now playing Next Spain Spain: PP Party loses capital to leftist Ahora Madrid coalition Manuela Carmena, of the leftist Ahora Madrid coalition, will be inaugurated as mayor of the Spanish capital on Saturday (June 13). Her party says she 11/06/2015
Now playing Next Spain New parties break Spains' political duopoly in local & regional vote Spain’s traditional parties of both left and right took a fearful battering in local and regional elections on Sunday, with the ruling Popular Party 25/05/2015
Now playing Next Spain Spanish voters punish mainstream parties in local and regional elections Spain’s new anti-austerity Podemos and market friendly Ciudadanos have made gains in local and regional elections at the expense of mainstream 25/05/2015
Now playing Next Spain Spain set for change as voters look to oust traditional parties in local polls Voters across Spain are casting ballots in regional and municipal elections with an outcome likely to mark the end of the country’s dominant two 24/05/2015
Now playing Next Spain Spain's regional elections threaten to shake-up traditional politics Voters go to the polls in Spain this weekend. They will elect leaders for 13 autonomous regions as well councillors in thousands of towns and cities 22/05/2015
Now playing Next Spain Spain: the viral soldiers fighting in Madrid and Barcelona mayoral races 19/05/2015
Now playing Next Spain Podemos support plunges in poll amid party infighting Support for Spain’s upstart leftist party Podemos (“We can”) has fallen sharply, a poll showed on Thursday, just as the anti-austerity movement 07/05/2015
Now playing Next Spain Spain's Podemos tackles first major crisis after co-founder Monedero resigns The resignation of the co-founder of Podemos has plunged Spain’s young left-wing party into its first serious crisis in an important election year 01/05/2015
Now playing Next Spain Founding member of Spain's left-wing Podemos party resigns A founding member of Spain’s recently founded left-wing Podemos party resigned on Thursday. Juan Carlos Monedero expressed disappointment at the 01/05/2015
Now playing Next Spain Spain Socialists set to win regional elections in Andalusia Spain’s Socialists are set to win regional elections in Andalusia with conservativ People’s Party PP – in power nationally – coming second and 22/03/2015
Now playing Next Spain Spain: Podemos faces first big political test as Andalusia goes to the polls Political newcomer Podemos is facing its first big test as Spain’s Andalusia region goes to the polls. Teresa Rodriguez Represented by Teresa 22/03/2015
Now playing Next Spain Spain: Podemos criticises Rajoy's 'useless' government in alternative state-of-the-nation address 'The nightmare is not over for Spain' says Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias in an alternative state-of-the-nation address. 26/02/2015
Now playing Next Spain Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy talks up economic recovery in state of the nation address Spain’s Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy gave his annual state of the nation address to the lower house of Spain’s Parliament. Two thousand and fifteen 24/02/2015
Now playing Next Spain Spain's election tremors thought likely to crescendo through 2015 Spain’s election year promises to be busy. It is expected that the parliamentary poll at the end of it will change the essentially two-party system 24/02/2015
Now playing Next Spain Spain's anti-austerity Podemas targets Andalusia Spain’s anti-austerity party, Podemos, has announced it will field a candidate in the Andalusian election in March. Teresa Rodriguez will fight for 09/02/2015