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Spanish PM Sanchez pins snap election hopes on ‘fear of far right’

Spain will be voting in a snap general election on Sunday. Despite negative polls, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is hoping to win by remobilising the left to prevent a possible coalition between the conservative People’s Party and the far-right Vox party, according to Maria Elisa Alonso, a political scientist…

France 24

Spanish election offers opportunity to far right as PP seeks power

Conservative People’s party struggles in final days of campaigning and is forecast to fall short of overall majority

The Guardian - UK

Spanish general election tipped to put the far right back in office for the first time since Franco

Spain's general election Sunday could make the country the latest European Union member to shift to the political right

The Independent UK

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Early elections in Spain: The socialists' risky bet against the rising power of the right

Spanish voters are headed to the polls on July 23, in the midst of the summer holiday period.

The Conversation

From left wing to far right, four candidates facing off in Spain’s snap election

Spain's elections Sunday will be a battle between two leftist and two rightist parties that are teaming up to form potential coalitions. Here is a glance at the four leaders of those parties.

France 24

Spain's election Sunday pits 2 leftist vs. 2 rightist parties. Here's a look at the leaders

Spain’s elections Sunday will be a battle between two leftist and two rightist parties that are teaming up to form potential coalitions

The Independent UK

Spain’s snap vote: How it works and what to expect on July 23

Spain goes to polls next Sunday with no party expected to secure an outright majority in the 350-seat parliament.

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Spain's early election could put the far right in power for the first time since Franco

A general election this Sunday could make Spain the latest European Union member to swing to the right

The Independent UK

Will Spain’s snap election usher in the far right – or can PM’s gamble pay off?

Pedro Sánchez is betting on galvanising leftwing voters to block the far right getting into government for first time since Franco

The Guardian - UK

Spaniards worried about far-right Vox party sharing power, poll finds

More than 60% express concern over Vox entering coalition government after 23 July election

The Guardian - UK

Free money to teenagers, shorter working week and climate action: can Spain’s new leftwing party win power?

Yolanda Díaz set up her Sumar coalition to fend off the far right in this month’s election, but polls show she has a staggering amount of work to do

The Guardian - UK

Yolanda Díaz Slams Door On Catalonia Referendum, Urges Dialogue For Resolution

Spanish Deputy PM Rejects Catalonia Independence Referendum, Emphasizes Dialogue

Zenger

Small leftist parties in Spain unite before July election in pact that could help Sánchez

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s chances of getting reelected after a July election have received a potentially important boost following an agreement between more than a dozen small leftist parties to run on a joint ticket

The Independent UK

Podemos and leftist alliance Sumar agree to run jointly in Spain’s snap election

Awkward, last-minute deal is intended to galvanise leftwing voters against conservative People’s party

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Reuters

Spanish opposition leader agrees to face off against PM in two-way debate

Spain's conservative opposition leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo on Tuesday agreed to hold a one-on-one debate against Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in the run-up to the general election on July 23.

The Conversation

Spanish elections: why devastating local losses to the right have forced socialist prime minister Pedro Sánchez to call an early national vote

The local and regional elections that took place the 28th May have shaken up the political chessboard in Spain. The right-wing Partido Popular took the largest proportion of votes and now has the largest number of seats in local and regional governments.

Reuters

Factbox-Who's who in Spain's July 23 snap general election

Spain's snap parliamentary election on July 23 is unlikely to produce a working majority for any one party, with complex pre- and post-ballot alliances holding the key to governing Spain.

The Independent UK

Spain PM's shock election call brings unruly coalition to heel

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s snap general election breaks the coalition he built with the far-left United We Can party, with the aim of bringing to heel the unruly faction whose internecine conflicts damaged the coalition's results in local elections

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France 24

Spain’s PM calls snap election after his Socialist party takes a beating in regional vote

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday he would dissolve parliament and the country would hold an early general election on July 23 following the results of Sunday’s local elections.

Reuters

Spanish Socialists' lead over conservative opposition narrows in poll

Spain's ruling Socialist Workers' Party would win a general election by a small margin over the main opposition, while a new left-wing coalition is poised to overtake the far right in third place, an opinion poll showed on Wednesday.

Reuters

Spain's conservatives seen winning parliamentary election, poll shows

Spain's main opposition People's Party (PP) is poised to win a parliamentary election expected by the end of the year but will need an alliance with the far-right Vox to achieve a working majority, according to an opinion poll released on Wednesday.

Reuters

Spanish PM's party dips in new poll, new leftist bloc gains traction

Spain's ruling Socialists lost some of their advantage over the conservative People's Party in terms of voting intentions in a national election due later this year, while a new leftist platform appeared to gain traction, an opinion poll showed.

The Guardian - UK

Spanish minister Yolanda Díaz launches leftwing political party

Communist brings together multiple groups under Sumar banner and aims to become country’s first female PM

Reuters

Spain's labour minister launches electoral bid amid rift in left camp

Spanish Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz launched her bid to become the country's first woman prime minister on Sunday at a packed event in Madrid, where the absence of two government ministers signalled a deepening rift among the progressive left.

The Guardian - UK

‘We need to unite’: how Yolanda Díaz is galvanising the left in Spain

Deputy PM is country’s most popular politician and is building support for leftwing candidates

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