SPANISH REGIONAL POLITICS
Political developments in Spain's autonomous communities, including regional elections, coalition dynamics and the influence of parties like PP, PSOE, Vox and Sumar on regional governance
5 articles
If Castilla y León Were a General Election: PP Loses 5 Seats, Vox Gains 6
EL PAÍS¿Y si fuesen generales? El PP perdería cinco escaños en Castilla y León; Vox ganaría seis
3/17/2026, 4:30:01 AM
A hypothetical projection based on recent regional election results in Castilla y León suggests that if a general election were held there, the PP would lose five seats while Vox would gain six, jumping from one to seven seats. Abascal's party surged five percentage points in the regional vote, making it the key beneficiary in this simulation. The right-wing bloc as a whole would secure 20 of the region's 31 congressional seats.
Door-to-Door Canvassing: Más Madrid's Bid to Win Back Left-Wing Voters
EL PAÍS“Cara amable, no se miente”: puerta a puerta para reconquistar al votante de izquierda en Madrid
3/17/2026, 4:30:01 AM
Thirty activists, councillors and MPs from the left-wing party Más Madrid are canvassing the Arganzuela district of the Spanish capital, knocking on doors to listen to residents' concerns. The initiative, closely followed by EL PAÍS, is one of the party's flagship strategies to reconnect with disillusioned left-wing voters in Madrid. The campaign reflects a broader effort by the Spanish left to rebuild grassroots ties in a city long dominated by the conservative Partido Popular.
Tearing Apart Social Consensus: The Battle Over Balearic Memory Law
EL PAÍSRomper la concordia
3/17/2026, 4:30:01 AM
An opinion piece in El País argues that the push to repeal the Balearic Islands' Democratic Memory Law exploits social division and serves the interests of a narrow minority. The author contends that framing the repeal as a matter of social harmony is misleading, amounting to empty political rhetoric. The piece calls out the move as an attack on the historical recognition of victims of Francoism and the Civil War.
Junts Tests a New Identity in Manresa
EL PAÍSExperimento Manresa
3/17/2026, 4:30:01 AM
The Catalan pro-independence party Junts is experimenting in Manresa with a delicate political balancing act: combining its traditional centre-right, law-and-order message inherited from the old Convergència with a new ideological varnish designed to compete against the far right. The exercise reveals internal tensions between the party's conservative roots and its electoral ambitions in a changing political landscape. Whether the two identities can coexist remains the central question of what analysts are calling the "Manresa experiment."
Andalusia honours the radiology chief it blames for the screening crisis
EL PAÍSLa Junta de Andalucía otorga el mayor galardón de calidad al servicio de radiodiagnóstico al que culpa de la crisis de los cribados
3/16/2026, 4:30:00 AM
The regional government of Andalusia has awarded its highest quality certification to the radiodiagnostics department whose head, Javier Castell, it simultaneously blames for the collapse of the region's cancer screening programme. The contradiction has drawn sharp attention, as Castell received the "Excellent" quality certificate even as the Andalusian president accused him of bypassing established protocols. The case highlights a deepening institutional controversy over accountability within the regional health system.