Pedro Sánchez has taken a controversial five day pause to reconsider his position at the head of Spain’s government. This ambitious gamble has put him in the spotlight once again.
The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, makes a statement at La Moncloa to detail the composition and priorities of the new Executive.
Pool Moncloa/José Manuel Álvarez. La Moncloa, Madrid
To win the support of the Catalan independence party, Pedro Sanchez has called for Catalan, Galician and Basque to be recognised as official languages of the EU. Could he pull it off?
Proclamation of the Second Republic in Spain. Crowds with banners and flags.
Archivo Baldomero y Aguayo, IPCE, Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte
Jaume Claret, UOC - Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
After the country’s municipal elections in May 2023, perceived as a plebiscite on the government, President Pedro Sánchez called for general elections.
Pedro Sánchez announcing that next general elections in Spain will be held the 23rd of July, 2023.
La Moncloa
Regional elections in Spain and the success of the right has made Pedro Sánchez bring forward general elections to the 23rd of July.
Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez with supporters on election day in Spain, April 28 2019. His Socialist Party beat several right-wing to maintain its majority in parliament.
AP Photo/Bernat Armangue
The Socialist Party handily won Spain’s April 28 election, thanks to very high turnout among leftists who feared a return to ultra-right government. Spain had a rightist military regime until 1975.
Prime minister Pedro Sanchez addresses supporters after securing the largest share of the vote.
EPA/JuanJo Martin
With the big parties under pressure from regional forces, it’s hard to see how anyone could form a government on April 28.
The far-right Vox party, and its candidate for the Andalusia presidency Francisco Serrano (c), celebrate a strong showing in the regional election.
Rafa Alcaide/EPA
Once women gain access to the highest political ranks, their numbers continue to grow, a new study shows. Their presence lays a ‘concrete floor’ of inclusion for future governments to build on.
Historiador. Profesor agregado en los Estudios de Artes y Humanidades y director del Máster Universitario de Historia del Mundo Contemporáneo, UOC - Universitat Oberta de Catalunya