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​Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez gives a statement to annonunce he will stay on as Prime Minister after weighing his exit from the Spanish government, at Moncloa palace in Madrid, Spain April 29, 2024.
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Spain’s prime minister isn’t going anywhere

After nearly a week of uncertainty, Pedro Sánchez, the Spanish prime minister, announced he would remain the country’s leader.

FILE PHOTO: Spain's Socialist leader and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, accompanied by his wife Begona Gomez, applauds as he addresses supporters during the general election, in Madrid, Spain, July 23, 2023.
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Spain’s Sanchez surprises with a siesta

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez posted a letter on social media Wednesday announcing he would suspend all his public duties and take a few days to consider resigning.

Spain's newly re-appointed Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is congratulated by People's Party leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo, at the Spanish parliament in Madrid, Spain, November 16, 2023.
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Spain’s controversial new government

After weeks of bare-knuckle bargaining, Pedro Sánchez, leader of Spain’s Socialist Party, has secured a four-seat majority in the country’s 350-seat Parliament to win a second term as prime minister.

Spain's PM and PSOE party leader Pedro Sánchez delivers a speech on the day of the general election in Madrid.
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Who will govern Spain?

A hung parliament means an election repeat more than likely.

Vox leader Santiago Abascal speaks to the crowd with Spain's national flag in the background at a campaign stop in Barcelona.
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Ahead of the Spanish election, the political pendulum is swinging right

The conservative comeback is driven by uniquely Spanish culture wars on gender and nationalism.

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez addresses the media after casting his vote in the municipal and regional elections in Madrid.
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After opposition sweeps local polls, Spain gets early national election

It's the PP's election to lose. But never rule out Sánchez.

Spain's opposition People's Party leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo listens to PM Pedro Sanchez speak during a session at the Senate in Madrid.
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Spain votes local but thinks national

Sunday's local and regional elections are a dry run for December’s general vote.

Why is Spain pardoning Catalan leaders jailed for sedition?
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Why is Spain pardoning Catalan leaders jailed for sedition?

It's a big gamble by the PM against popular opinion, the opposition, the courts, and even part of the independence movement.

What We’re Watching: US vaccine patent U-turn, left gets pummeled in Madrid, Biden weighs in on Russia-Ukraine
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What We’re Watching: US vaccine patent U-turn, right wins big in Madrid, Biden weighs in on Russia-Ukraine

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