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Catalan separatists win election and claim it as yes vote for breakaway
Spain set for political crisis as regional government election result spurs coalition on with plans for independence
Spain’s leftist mayors walk the talk as they take office
Times are a-changing in Spain as the new office bearers embrace the secular state and do away with cars.
Grass-roots ‘indignados’ establish foothold in Barcelona
Anti-poverty activist elected as mayor of Barcelona; the ruling right-wing People’s Party was battered at the ballot box.
Madrid will go to the last gran standing
The mayoral race is down to a pair of self-styled "little grandmothers" who are poles apart in their politics but equally tenacious and astute.
Spain’s ‘we can’ party finds it can’t
The left-wing Podemos party neglected the ‘indignados’ and faces stagnant elections.
Immigration in any language is becoming a dirty word
The issue dominates debates, but for different reasons, from the far right making political capital to border guards pushing migrant boats back.
Setback for Catalan separatists
Spain’s Constitutional Court suspends planned vote for independence for up to five months.
Spain jittery on Scottish secession
Madrid has gone on the defensive as Scots vote in a referendum for independence from the United Kingdom.
Blue chip vs blue collar showdown
The rivalry between Real Madrid and Atlético is all about power and wealth in 21st-century Spain.