Thousands Demand That Spanish, Catalan Leaders Negotiate
Oct 7, 2017 Rallies in Madrid and Barcelona are aimed at pushing lawmakers in both cities to end months of silence.
Catalonians Revel After Referendum: ‘We Have Voted!’
Oct 2, 2017 For the Spanish region, the struggle for independence is far from over, but many see the vote as an important step in the face of violent opposition.
Watch Truthdig’s Live Coverage From Catalonia
Oct 1, 2017 Truthdig correspondent Donald Kaufman films a rally in Barcelona on Monday as Spain grapples with the results of Sunday's independence referendum.
Spain Is Trying to Prevent Catalans’ Independence Vote
Sep 17, 2017 The Catalan Parliament has called for a referendum Oct. 1 that would end Spanish control over Catalonia.
Everything in Spain Stays Mainly the Same After Second Inconclusive General Election
Jun 27, 2016 Spaniards were given another opportunity to choose their leaders on Sunday after a general election six months ago resulted in a deadlock. And yet, the results feel a bit like déjà vu.
Spain’s Socialists Reject P.M. Mariano Rajoy, Right-Wing Government
Dec 24, 2015 In the wake of the latest election, Pedro Sanchez, leader of the Socialists, announced that his party would not support acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, leader of the right-wing People’s Party, to continue in office.
King Juan Carlos of Spain Is Bidding ‘Adios’ to His Throne
Jun 2, 2014 Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced that King Juan Carlos, a man who played a crucial role in his country's transition into democracy, has expressed his desire to renounce his place as the monarch of Spain.
Meanwhile in Spain, Conservatives Are Outlawing Abortion Again
Feb 3, 2014 Spain's two main political parties are playing pingpong with women's reproductive rights.
Spanish Workers Strike to Protest Reforms
Mar 29, 2012 Strikers all but halted road, rail and air services in Spain on Thursday as part of a one-day general strike against austerity measures imposed by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s recently elected conservative government.
