The Latest Breaking News from Sumar

Two parties vow labour reforms in effort to shore up support – but still need Catalan separatists’ backing to form government

The parties forming Spain’s acting government say they will push for a 37½-hour workweek

Spain has been stuck in political limbo since July’s general election.

Several left-wing politicians call on Madrid to bring Israel’s Netanyahu before the ICC, sparking a diplomatic row.

Three months after a general election, attempts to form a government have so far failed – and hostility between parties is mounting, says Spanish journalist María Ramírez

Spaniards voted in a general election on 23 July. The election was called early. Pedro Sánchez, the current acting prime minister, brought it forward after the Socialist Party (PSOE) polled poorly in municipal and regional elections on 28 May, and the prospect of an internal rebellion within the party loomed.

Socialist leader assures party ‘democracy can find a formula for government’ as left and right blocs try to form viable coalitions

Spain is facing months of political gridlock after parliamentary elections saw the conservative bloc fail to win enough votes to form a government.

Weeks of negotiations likely after snap election leaves left and right almost neck and neck. Plus, Twitter gets a rebranding

Expected coalition between conservative People’s party and far-right Vox did not materialise. So what happens next?

The outcome of Spain's elections shows the country is politically split down the middle