Socialists and Podemos agree on first ever coalition government for Spain
Meeting concludes with media reports announcing Iglesias' vice-presidency
Meeting concludes with media reports announcing Iglesias' vice-presidency
En Comú Podem coalition goes into general election offering itself as best bet for unlocking the stalemate between Catalonia and Spain
Acting Spanish president's pledge to return exiled former president to Spain and make referendums illegal elicits disapproval
Acting president Pedro Sánchez proposes to criminalize illegal referendums as right-wing parties urge him to suspend self-rule in Catalonia
Catalonia features heavily among issues discussed on campaign trail
Public research institute survey suggests a 32% victory for Pedro Sánchez, with Socialists gaining up to 150 seats
Country holds its breath ahead of verdict on jailed leaders, which could lead to a rise in tensions with Madrid, snap elections and fresh attempts to extradite Puigdemont
Socialists' spokeswoman will sit down with ERC and JxCat as party leader prepares another presidential bid
Spain is even closer to snap election after Sánchez’s second failed congressional vote
Left-wing Podemos and ERC abstain, with Junts per Catalunya voting against Socialist head
Talks between Pedro Sánchez’s Socialists and Unidas Podemos fail, with pro-independence parties voting differently
Junts per Catalunya to vote No, Esquerra to abstain, but success for Socialist leader looks very uncertain shortly before vote
Unidas Podemos abstains, and pro-independence parties vote No; Socialist leader will have second chance on Thursday
Anti-austerity party, in coalition talks with Sánchez, calls for having relevant role in potential joint cabinet
Sánchez accuses independence movement of 'going against history'