Frustrated, abandoned, completely voiceless, disenfranchised, criminally neglected - this is how many British citizens in Spain feel at being denied a vote in next month's crucial general election because they choose to live abroad.
As a Briton living in Spain would you rather vote in the Spanish parliamentary elections or in the UK general election? The question divided our readers with many supporting the view they should have the vote in the country where they pay taxes.
Spain's caretaker prime minister has vowed not to "throw in the towel" after he lost a post-election vote of confidence in parliament on Thursday but his options to remain in power and avoid fresh elections are limited.
Spain's caretaker Socialist prime minister Pedro Sanchez lost a parliamentary vote of confidence on Thursday after talks with the far-left to form a coalition government failed.
Talks between Spain's socialists and far-left Podemos to agree a coalition government were stalled on Thursday, casting doubt on whether Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will win a a crucial confidence vote later in the day.
Spanish caretaker prime minister Pedro Sanchez lost a first parliamentary confidence vote on Tuesday as he seeks to remain in power after an inconclusive general election in April.
Ecuador has warned WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange not to interfere in Catalonia's separatist crisis, Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno said in an interview published on Sunday.
With one candidate speaking via video
conference from Belgium and another sending dispatches from prison, Catalan separatists are engaged in a highly abnormal campaign ahead of pivotal elections on Thursday.
Catalonia's pro-independence parties could win the most seats in next week's knife-edge regional elections but fall short of an absolute majority in parliament, according to the final polls before the vote.
A long-running conflict between Madrid and Barcelona over Catalonia's independence drive is annoying voters in the rest of Spain who feel their concerns are being neglected.
Catalan political parties officially kicked off their campaign for a December 21st regional election on Tuesday, with separatist candidates either in exile or in jail and polls pointing to a tight race.
Spanish police in riot gear seized ballot boxes and surrounded activist-held polling stations in Catalonia on Sunday as thousands flooded the streets to vote in an independence referendum banned by Madrid.
Hundreds of people started gathering at
polling stations in Catalonia early on Sunday to vote in an independence
referendum banned by Madrid, according to AFP reporters on the ground.
Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy asked Catalan separatist leaders on Saturday to own up that they can't hold an outlawed independence referendum after a crackdown dealt them a serious blow this week.
Spain's Socialist chief Pedro Sanchez failed on Wednesday in his bid to form a new government and end weeks of political stalemate after both main rival parties voted against him in a vote of confidence.
As a week of the "Global Primaries" for expat Americans around the world kicks off on Tuesday, we look at how you can cast your ballot from a continent away.
A far-left Catalan separatist party on Sunday put off until January 2nd a decision on whether to back the formation of a new government led by outgoing regional president Artur Mas that would work towards breaking away from Spain.
Spain's ruling conservatives are locked in a virtual tie with the main opposition Socialists and new centre-right party Ciudadanos, three weeks ahead of a general election, a poll showed on Sunday.
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.
Calls are growing for voting rights to be extended to ALL British expats living in EU member states regardless of the length of time lived outside the UK to give those most affected by a possible Brexit a vote in the referendum.
Esperanza Aguirre, the PP candidate who failed to win a majority in Madrid, is desperately courting the socialist opposition to form a pact against the anti-austerity candidate.
Manuela Carmena, a 71-year-old retired judge and former member of the Communist party who fought for human rights under dictator Francisco Franco looks set to become Madrid’s mayor, ousting the PP after 24 years of power.
The success of radical upstart parties in Spain's local elections means Spain is facing an era of coalitions - a strange new world for the country's two traditional ruling parties.
