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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.

Mock chamber chart showing seats held by each party in the Spanish parliament
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The Graphic Truth: Spanish political gridlock

Here are four scenarios after the hung parliament, ordered from most to least likely.

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.
Europe

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.
Europe

After opposition sweeps local polls, Spain gets early national election

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

A protester holds a portrait of former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont during a protest in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.
Australia & Pacific

What We're Watching: Catalan separatist off the hook, Biden's special counsel, Oz-PNG deal, Czech election, nukes for South Korea?

Spanish justice gives up on Catalan fugitive; Oz & PNG working on security agreement; Czech elections — round one, fight! Plus, might South Korea develop nukes?

What We’re Watching: MBS on tour, Lithuania vs. Russia, Spain’s moderate swing
Europe

What We’re Watching: MBS on tour, Lithuania vs. Russia, Spain’s moderate swing

MBS makes BFFs ahead of Biden visit, Kaliningrad might be the next flashpoint, Spain swings to the center

What We’re Watching: Canada freezes protesters’ assets, Spanish right in turmoil
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What We’re Watching: Canada freezes protesters’ assets, Spanish right in turmoil

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.

Israel's President Reuven Rivlin sits next to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett as they pose for a group photo together with ministers of the new Israeli government, in Jerusalem June 14, 2021.
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What We're Watching: Israel's awkward new government, Novavax is ready to play, Spaniards protest pardons