Puigdemont made his announcement from the French village of Elne, located just 20 kilometers from the Spanish border. Although he is still being pursued by Spanish prosecutors and is currently the subject of a terrorism probe, the separatist leader has expressed confidence that the controversial Catalan amnesty bill passed by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s government … Read more
MADRID — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez narrowly avoided a humiliating parliamentary defeat on Wednesday, although the refusal of one of his Catalan nationalist allies to support him cast doubt on the stability of the country’s new government. Sánchez, whose Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) formed a governing coalition with the leftist Sumar in November, was … Read more
MADRID – Si vous pensiez que le drame politique espagnol se terminerait avec les élections nationales de dimanche, détrompez-vous. Le vote national non concluant a abouti à un parlement divisé sans majorité claire au pouvoir. Le Parti populaire de centre-droit a remporté le plus de voix mais ne dispose pas d’assez de sièges pour former … Read more