Tag: Pablo Casado

• Saturday, April 27th 2019 - 09:44 UTC

  Spain votes on Sunday with no clear winner and a possible hung parliament

  

  The leaders of all of Spain's main political parties invited their supporters on Friday night to prepare for power, as campaigning for one of the tightest national elections in decades drew to a close. No single party will get an overall majority in Sunday's ballot, and opinion polls suggest all five leading contenders have a realistic chance of playing a role in government.

• Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 - 09:06 UTC

  Catalonia’s secession surfaces again in Spanish debate ahead of Sunday elections

  

  Spain's outgoing prime minister faced an onslaught of criticism on Monday from his right-wing rivals over Catalonia's secession crisis in a testy four-way debate ahead of elections, while he warned them against cosying up to the far-right.

• Monday, September 28th 2015 - 09:58 UTC

  Catalonia separatists take control of regional parliament but short of the 50% vote targeted

  

  Separatists in Catalonia won control of their regional parliament Sunday in an election that they vowed would set them on the road to independence from Spain. The region's nationalist president Artur Mas declared victory to a cheering crowd of flag-waving supporters after an emotional election that has heightened tensions with Madrid.