Socialists deal blow to separatists in Catalan elections but face uphill task to form government

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s ruling Socialist party scored a crucial victory in regional elections in the powerful northeastern region of Catalonia, garnering the most seats and dealing a blow to the region’s two main separatist parties that have governed for decades. But candidate...

Catalan separatists lose majority as Spain's pro-union Socialists win regional elections

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Six years after plunging Spain into its worst political crisis in decades, Catalonia's separatist parties are in danger of losing their hold of power in the northeastern region after the pro-union Socialist Party won the most votes in Sunday's election. The...

How far has Spain moved past Catalonia's secession crisis? Voters will decide in regional election

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Carles Puigdemont, Catalonia’s fugitive former leader, stares confidently out the backseat window of a car, the sun illuminating his gaze in a campaign poster for Sunday’s critical elections in the northeastern Spanish region. The image plays on another...

Spain's Prime Minister Sánchez says he'll continue in office after days of reflection

MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez vowed to stay in office and govern “with even more strength” Monday, ending days of speculation he might resign to stop what he called a smear campaign against his wife after she was accused of corruption. Sánchez shocked the...

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says he will continue in office “with even more strength” after days of reflection

Thousands rally in Madrid to urge Spanish leader Pedro Sánchez not to resign

MADRID (AP) — Thousands of supporters and party members of Spain’s Socialist party rallied outside the party’s national headquarters in Madrid on Saturday to show their support for Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and urge him not to step down. Sánchez stunned Spain on Wednesday...

Journalists sign manifesto in defense of Spanish PM and wife, criticize right-wing media, parties

MADRID (AP) — Thousands of Spanish journalists came out Friday in support of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his wife following Sánchez’s announcement that he was considering his future as premier after a court opened preliminary proceedings against his wife on corruption...

Here's why Spain's leader is mulling his future while denouncing a 'smear campaign' against his wife

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez left Spain in suspense after announcing he may step down because of what he called an “unprecedented” smear campaign against his wife. Sánchez, who has been in office since 2018, stunned the nation Wednesday by...

Spain's prime minister says he will consider resigning after wife is targeted by judicial probe

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez denied corruption allegations against his wife but said he will consider resigning after the launch Wednesday of a judicial investigation into accusations by a right-wing legal platform that she used her position to influence business...

Spain reopens a probe into a Pegasus spyware case after a French request to work together

MADRID (AP) — A Spanish judge has reopened a probe into the suspected spying on the cellphone of Spain’s prime minister after receiving a request to collaborate with a similar investigation in France. The judge with Spain’s National Court said Tuesday there is reason to believe...