PP and Cs turn up criticism of Spanish president Pedro Sánchez
The Socialist leader will now attend televised electoral debates, and reminds opposition that insults are not debates
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PP members clash over role of Catalan language in upcoming election
Party candidate in Barcelona defends her lack of Catalan in face of accusations of "slighting" Catalonia by MEP colleague
From “Go get 'em” to “spectre of fascism”: parties’ gaffes on electoral campaign
Candidates have taken part in many electoral events and made some statements that they wish they hadn't
Uncertainty over Catalan president’s next step
Doubts cast over Carles Puigdemont’s visit to the Spanish Senate, while government members warn that early elections will not stop Article 155
Rajoy to be invested as Spanish President on Saturday
Current Spanish President and Conservative People’s Party (PP) leader, Mariano Rajoy, will be reinvested as President of the Spanish Government next Saturday. Although the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) has announced that it is going to vote ‘no’ in the first round of the debate on investiture, this Wednesday afternoon, the party explained on the 23rd of October, after its federal committee, that it will abstain and facilitate the PP to form government in the second round. Currently the PSOE has faced tensions with the Catalan Socialist Party (PSC), which on Tuesday approved a resolution to say ‘no’ to Rajoy’s investiture in the second vote. Despite the Catalan Socialists’ opposition and the opposition of some other independent MPs and the former PSOE leader, Pedro Sánchez, Mariano Rajoy is likely to be sworn in on Saturday, putting an end to 10 months of political blockade in Spain.