Tagged: Spain

Mojisola Salaudeen

Spain’s Do-over Election: What Is Different This Time?

After repeated attempts to form a government, Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, called for a snap election back in September. The new election, slated for November 10th, was a gamble in the hopes that he would gain more seats to end the political stalemate. Then and Now Following the April 28 election, a left-wing coalition […]
Farida Adamu

Spain to Hold Fresh Elections

The acting Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, has announced another general election will hold in November, the fourth in four years. This follows his failed attempts to form a government with enough support from the parliament. The deadline to form a government was set for September 23. “It has been impossible to complete the […]
Farida Adamu

Spain: Acting Prime Minister Wants to Avoid Elections

Spain’s acting Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, wants to avoid fresh elections by forming a minority government instead. This follows his failure to gather enough confidence votes from parliament to enable his confirmation as Prime Minister. Why This Matters Sanchez came into office as acting Prime Minister of Spain after the ruling PSOE (Partido Socialista Obrero Español; The Spanish Socialist […]
Mojisola Salaudeen

Catalonia MEPs Excluded from European Parliament

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from Catalonia have been prevented from taking part in the European Parliament Assembly. The affected MEPs include Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comin and Oriol Junqueras. Catalonia vs Spain Catalonia is an autonomous community in Spain under the central government of the country. Spain practices a decentralized government, with each autonomous […]
Mojisola Salaudeen

Spain to Vote New Prime Minister

On the 23rd of July, the Congress of Deputies in Spain will vote on the investiture of acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez who is currently struggling to win the support of other parties in order to form a government. Back Story Pedro Sanchez became the prime minister in June 2018 after former PM Mariano Rajoy […]