What May’s local and regional elections tell us about politics in Spain ahead of July’s snap general election
Spain will go to the polls with a political class that has become increasingly more polarised and vitriolic than society itself.
Spain will go to the polls with a political class that has become increasingly more polarised and vitriolic than society itself.
An enduring drought caused by record-high temperatures and a lack of rain has brought water rationing in Spain.
Penguin History of Modern Spain places the country in Europe’s mainstream narrative, showing the country not as exceptional as painted.
Spain has been transformed profoundly over the last 45 years, but the country does not function as it should.
Spain, one of the EU countries most affected by the climate crisis, is quite advanced on renewable energy, but needs to do more.
In an ugly climate of polarisation and confrontation, Spain goes to the polls in May to elect more than 8,000 local councillors and 12 regional governments.
Spain economic output is not expected to recover its pre-pandemic level until the second half of 2023, a tough year on several fronts.
Spain started to be changed beyond recognition after the Socialists’ victory in 1982, but pressing issues remain.
The exit of the junior partner from Catalonia’s pro-independence coalition government leaves the secessionists deeply divided.
Like the UK, Spain’s monarchy has a long history and its reinstating in 1975 has served the country well.
The arrival of immigrants saved Spain’s population from plummeting, but the birth rate (children) is still well below the replacement rate.
Reducing Spain’s history to its essentials is risky in a country that cannot even agree words for its national anthem.