Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday called a snap national election for April 28, potentially spelling months of uncertainty in the euro zone's fourth-largest economy, where the political landscape is increasingly fragmented.

Spain's Prime Minister calls snap election for April 28

Tens of thousands of people waving Spain's red-and-yellow flag demonstrated in Madrid on Sunday to oppose any concessions by the government to Catalan pro-independence parties and to call for early elections.

Madrid demonstrators reject government's Catalonia policy

Red and yellow Spanish flags daubed the front pages of the country's conservative newspapers on Sunday as the capital braced for what was billed to be the biggest challenge to Spain’s prime minister since he took office, as tens of thousands of aggrieved opposition supporters called for fresh elections over what they consider his mishandling of the territorial crisis in Catalonia.

Protesters clamor for fresh elections in Spain as Catalan crisis trundles on

Spain's prime minister Pedro Sanchez whose minority government has struggled to pass a budget since taking office in June said in an interview published Sunday that he intends to stay in power until the current parliamentary term ends in 2020.

Spain PM Sanchez says he aims to see out parliamentary term

A United Nations conference adopted a migration pact in front of leaders and representatives from over 160 countries in Morocco on Monday, despite a string of withdrawals driven by anti-immigrant populism.

UN conference adopts migration pact despite withdrawals

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez warned Tuesday that if his draft 2019 budget fails to pass in parliament he will call a snap general election. Sanchez, who took over in June from the conservative Mariano Rajoy after a surprise no-confidence vote, has up until now vowed to stay in office until 2020 when the next general election is due.

Spain PM warns of snap polls if budget not passed

A man who owned an "arsenal of weapons" was arrested in September for threatening online to kill Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, officials said Thursday. The Publico daily, which broke the story, said the man was 63 and among his weapons were sniper rifles and a submachine gun.

Weapons-enthusiast detained for threats to kill Spain PM Sanchez

Maxim Huerta, an award-winning author and television celebrity, evaded 218,322 euros ($256,462) in tax between 2006-2008 by using a shell company, the online daily El Confidencial reported

Spanish culture minister quits after 1 week on the job; accused of tax fraud

To avert this collision, Sanchez must now make good on the promise he made to his Catalan parliamentary allies.

Opinion: What a new government in Spain means for Catalonia

It was Catalan separatist lawmakers -- along with Basque nationalists -- who swung the balance in favour of a no-confidence vote brought Friday against Rajoy due to corruption woes afflicting his party

Small glimmer of hope in Catalan crisis with new Spain PM

Sanchez's predecessor the veteran conservative Mariano Rajoy was ousted on Friday over a corruption scandal

Pedro Sanchez sworn in as new Spanish Prime Minister

The country's biggest opposition party, led by Pedro Sanchez, filed the motion seeking Rajoy's ouster in the 350-seat lower house of parliament on Friday

Spain's Socialists vow election in months if PM loses no-confidence vote

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