Spaniards to vote again

The Debates feature from Euro|Topics offers English (+ French and German) translations of a selections of articles in European news sources on this topic.After four months of unproductive efforts to form a government Spain was now set for a new election. King Felipe VI initiated the proceedings on the 26 April 2016 for the dissolution of parliament after a final attempt to form a coalition government failed. On the 3 May 2016 the King dissolved Parliament and called for a new election on the 26 June 2016.

Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias outlined a new strategy whereby his party would create an election alliance with political forces further to the Left. A preliminary agreement to this effect was announced on the 9 May 2016, whereby Podemos and the leftist federation United Left (IU / Izquierda Unida). This might have the potential to allow Podemos to become the official opposition and ahead of the Socialists (PSOE)

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Blog: Open Europe, 27.04.16: Spain to hold re-run elections – Will anything change? http://openeurope.org.uk/today/blog/spain-to-hold-re-run-elections-will-anything-change/

ESO: Background information: Albert Rivera is emerging as the clear winner from Spain’s political deadlock http://www.europeansources.info/record/albert-rivera-is-emerging-as-the-clear-winner-from-spains-political-deadlock/

El País, 27.04.16: Candidates play blame game as deadline for new election approaches http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/04/27/inenglish/1461744336_612386.html

EUObserver, 26.04.16: Spain set for new election in June https://euobserver.com/political/133231

ESO: Key Source: Spanish general election, 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/spanish-general-election-2015/

BBC News, 26.04.16: New Spain elections loom as coalition talks fail http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36145443

Politico, 26.04.16: Spain ‘heading to new elections’ as Socialists fail to form coalition http://www.politico.eu/article/spain-heading-to-new-elections-as-socialists-fail-to-form-coalition/

The Guardian, 26.04.16: Spain faces new elections in June after parties fail to form a government http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/26/spain-faces-new-elections-june-parties-fail-to-form-government

The Local.es, 27.04.16: Spain's King Felipe calls for new elections after failed talks http://www.thelocal.es/20160427/spanish-king-calls-repeat-elections-in-historic-move

Politico, 28.04.16: Podemos plots Socialists’ ‘submission or suicide’ http://www.politico.eu/article/spain-elections-june-podemos-plots-socialists-submission-or-suicide/

El País, 02.05.16: New June election will benefit PP, poll confirms http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/05/02/inenglish/1462175868_209929.html

El País, 03.05.16: Spanish king signs decree calling fresh election for June 26 http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/05/03/inenglish/1462265896_327547.html

El País, 02.05.16: New June election will benefit PP, poll confirms http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/05/02/inenglish/1462175868_209929.html?rel=lom

The Local.es, 03.05.16: Spain's King Felipe calls new elections for June 26th http://www.thelocal.es/20160503/king-felipe-calls-new-elections-in-spain-for-june-26th

Deutsche Welle, 03.05.16: Weary Spaniards go back to the polls http://dw.com/p/1Igtl

Politico, 03.05.16: Spanish king sets new elections for June 26 http://www.politico.eu/article/spanish-king-sets-new-elections-for-june-26-felipe-rajoy-podemos/

El País, 13.05.16: Spain’s Socialists and new leftist group fight to attract middle-aged vote http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/05/13/inenglish/1463126491_537481.html

El País, 10.05.16: Podemos seals deal with communist group to run together in new election http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/05/10/inenglish/1462867217_272449.html

The Local.es, 10.05.16: Podemos teams up with far-left party in election alliance http://www.thelocal.es/20160510/spains-podemos-forms-election-alliance-with-far-left-party

Politico, 24.05.16: Mariano Rajoy tells Spain: Choose me or the hard-left http://www.politico.eu/article/podemos-socialists-peoples-party-ciodadanos-mariano-rajoys-warning-its-me-or-the-hard-left/

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