At the helm of the Spanish Socialist party for more than two years, Pedro Sanchez - or "Mr Handsome" as he is known - fell for repeatedly saying "no" to the conservatives.
Spain is going through one of the worst political storms in its modern history: it has no fully functioning government, the region of Catalonia is threatening to secede and the Socialist party is at risk of imploding.
Spain's Socialist party was hit by a "coup" attempt on Wednesday with half of its leadership quitting in a bid to oust leader Pedro Sanchez and unblock the country's political deadlock
Spanish lawmakers on Tuesday approved a commission to probe allegations that acting interior minister Jorge Fernandez-Diaz used ministry resources as "political police" against rivals.
Spain's Socialist leader faced mounting pressure Monday to let acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy form a new government and end a months-long political impasse, after his party suffered losses in two regional elections.
Spain has been without an elected government for nine months now and the political uncertainty is taking its toll. Even impacting the nation’s hunger for takeaway pizza.
Spain's main opposition Socialist party on Monday refused to back Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's efforts to form a minority government, pushing the country closer to its third general election in a year.
Spain's corruption-hit ruling Popular Party (PP) agreed Wednesday to negotiate with Ciudadanos to try and form a government, just days after the centrist grouping set a series of anti-graft demands as a condition to start talks.
Spain's interior minister faced calls to resign Wednesday over a conversation leaked four days before elections in which he and an anti-fraud official appear to discuss ways to incriminate his political rivals.
A far-left coalition led by anti-austerity Podemos is poised to beat Spain's long-established Socialists in upcoming elections and come in second, an influential poll showed on Thursday, confirming a trend highlighted by other surveys.
Spain's King Felipe VI on Tuesday signed a decree dissolving parliament and calling elections for June 26th, a parliament spokesman said, in what will be the country's second general election in six months.
Barring a last minute miracle in pact making, Spain is set for a new round of elections in June. But how did the nation fall into such a state of political limbo and will a new vote help end it?
Spanish parties restarted coalition negotiations on Tuesday in a surprise move just as the deadline to form a government draws to a close, the main opposition Socialists' spokesman Antonio Hernando said.
Spain's King Felipe VI met with political party leaders on Monday in a last desperate bid to get them to form a coalition government - and avoid calling the country's second general election within six months.
Barring a last-minute twist, Spaniards are set to go to the polls again in June just months after they voted a first time - and for some parties, the campaign appears to have started already.
Spain's acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy met Catalonia's separatist leader on Wednesday, a first in nearly two years as controversy rages over an independence drive in the wealthy, northeastern region.
Spain has raised its public deficit target this year from 2.8 percent of GDP to 3.6 percent, the economy ministry said Tuesday, meaning it will once again overshoot the limit demanded by Brussels.
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Spain's king will hold another round of talks with the country's political parties in a last-ditch bid to get them to form a coalition and avoid fresh elections, the royal palace said on Tuesday.
Spain's Socialists accused the far-left Podemos party of scuttling the formation of a coalition government with centrist upstart Ciudadanos, increasing the likelihood of fresh elections in June.
As a deadline to form a government approaches dangerously close, Spain's Socialists, far-left party Podemos and centrist upstart Ciudadanos will try to put aside their differences Thursday in their first three-way coalition talks.
Spain's opposition Socialists on Sunday named party chief Pedro Sánchez as their candidate to run for prime minister in a year-end general election in which upstart parties are expected to make
inroads.
