New leader for Spanish right-wing party
Spain's right-wing Popular Party (PP) elected 37-year-old Pablo Casado Blanco as its new leader at an extraordinary party congress on Saturday.
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125-mile-long human chain calls for Basque independence vote
Almost 200,000 people joined together Sunday in Spain's Basque Country to create a 202-kilometer (125-mile) human chain to make the case for having a vote on independence.
Pedro Sánchez sworn in as Spain's Prime Minister
Pedro Sánchez was sworn in Saturday as Spain's Prime Minister, a day after ousting scandal-hit political rival Mariano Rajoy in a no-confidence vote.
Ousted Catalan leader urges Madrid to accept results, negotiate
The former leader of Catalonia urged Madrid to enter political negotiations following a regional election that gave pro-independence parties a majority in the Catalan parliament.
Catalan crisis: No mood for compromise after close vote
The day after elections in Catalonia deepened the split between its separatist parties and the Spanish government, both sides are in a defiant mood.
Spain's Rajoy rejects ex-Catalan leader's call to meet
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Friday dismissed a call by former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont to meet, a day after regional elections gave pro-independence parties a majority in Catalonia's parliament.
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