Europe March 15, 2021 SPAIN: Implications of Iglesias’s departure Politics, Spain Podemos, editorial Antonio Barroso ( 2 mins) Unidas Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias announced on 15 March that he would resign as Vice Prime Minister to run in... Read More...
Europe March 11, 2021 SPAIN: National consequences of regional political earthquake Politics, Spain Podemos, editorial Antonio Barroso ( 3 mins) Ciudadanos' decision to file a motion of no confidence against the People's Party (PP)-led government in the Murcia region on... Read More...
Europe February 24, 2021 SPAIN: PSOE-Podemos coalition unlikely to break up Politics, Spain editorial Antonio Barroso ( 3 mins) The infighting between the ruling center-left Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and far-left Unidas Podemos has intensified in the last few... Read More...
Europe February 15, 2021 SPAIN: Sanchez the biggest winner after Catalan election Politics, Spain editorial Antonio Barroso ( 3 mins) The Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) is poised to lead the next Catalan government despite the... Read More...
Europe February 10, 2021 SPAIN: What to watch after the Catalan election Politics, Spain editorial Antonio Barroso ( 3 mins) The regional election taking place in Catalonia this Sunday, 14 February, will determine whether the new Catalan government develops a... Read More...
Europe January 27, 2021 SPAIN: Catalan elections and coalition infighting still main risks to watch Politics, Spain editorial Antonio Barroso ( 4 mins) Assuming the 14 February Catalan elections take place (a court must still confirm that the vote... Read More...
Europe November 3, 2020 SPAIN: The political logic of delaying a second lockdown Politics, Spain editorial, covid-19 Antonio Barroso ( 3 mins) With the seven-day rolling average of Covid-19 cases above 20,000 and 55,000 new cases registered over the weekend,... Read More...
Europe October 21, 2020 SPAIN: A motion to divide the PP Politics, Spain VOX Antonio Barroso ( 3 mins) Tomorrow, 22 October, the Congress of Deputies will vote down a motion of no confidence filed by far-right... Read More...
Europe October 9, 2020 SPAIN: Politics Continue to Complicate Response to the Pandemic Politics, Spain Antonio Barroso ( 3 mins) Yesterday, 8 October, a regional court ruled against the recent restrictions introduced in the Madrid region to contain the resurgence... Read More...
Europe September 23, 2020 SPAIN: Politics make a nationwide lockdown unlikely for now Politics, Spain covid-19 Antonio Barroso ( 3 mins) Despite the ongoing surge in Covid-19 cases across the country, the Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)-Unidas Podemos government is unlikely to... Read More...
