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.
Inside Spain
Spain prays for rain on the plain
An enduring drought caused by record-high temperatures and a lack of rain has brought water rationing in Spain.
The long and winding path to Spain’s modernisation
Penguin History of Modern Spain places the country in Europe’s mainstream narrative, showing the country not as exceptional as painted.
Time for a change in Spain
Spain has been transformed profoundly over the last 45 years, but the country does not function as it should.
Spain to be hard hit by climate change
Spain, one of the EU countries most affected by the climate crisis, is quite advanced on renewable energy, but needs to do more.
Spain’s intensely political year
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.
Challenging times for Spain’s economy
Spain economic output is not expected to recover its pre-pandemic level until the second half of 2023, a tough year on several fronts.
Forty years since the Socialists’ historic landslide victory
Spain started to be changed beyond recognition after the Socialists’ victory in 1982, but pressing issues remain.
Five years on from the illegal Catalan independence referendum
The exit of the junior partner from Catalonia’s pro-independence coalition government leaves the secessionists deeply divided.
Queen Elizabeth’s death shines a spotlight on Spain’s restored monarchy
Like the UK, Spain’s monarchy has a long history and its reinstating in 1975 has served the country well.
Spain – a country in pressing need of children
The arrival of immigrants saved Spain’s population from plummeting, but the birth rate (children) is still well below the replacement rate.
Spain’s history in 300 pages
Reducing Spain’s history to its essentials is risky in a country that cannot even agree words for its national anthem.