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FOR the first time in Spain's democratic history, the new government will have four deputy presidents – and three of them will be female.

KING Juan Carlos I's elder sister Pilar de Borbón's funeral was today (Thursday) after the 83-year-old passed away in Madrid's Ruber Internacional hospital.

PEDRO Sánchez is now officially president of Spain and King Felipe VI has signed the paperwork giving his Royal assent to the appointment.

PEDRO Sánchez fell at the first round of his presidential investiture ceremony yesterday (Sunday, January 5), with 10 votes short of a majority – but the number of 'yes' votes was higher, meaning the same...

SPAIN is a step closer to getting a fixed – and elected – government now that Pedro Sánchez has reached a deal with the Catalunya Left Republicans (ERC).

SPAIN'S Parliament had everything ready for a possible government-forming session to take place on Monday (December 30), but latest information from the State law service shows that it is unlikely socialist leader...

ONCE again, the King's Christmas Eve speech made strong references to the Spanish Constitution, although this time the monarch expressly referred to Catalunya on one occasion – something he has carefully avoided...

THE FIRST 'official' photographs of Ciudadanos' ex-leader Albert Rivera and his girlfriend, pop legend and The Voice judge Malú, have been published since they leaked the news that they are about to have...

This morning, in Madrid's Plaza de Colón, the Presidents of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate, Meritxell Batet and Pilar Llop respectively, presided over the traditional raising of the Spanish flag to mark...

POSTAL votes from overseas have now been counted, changing the election results from Sunday – the right-wing PP has gained another seat, giving it 89, and the Basque National Party (PNV) has lost one, dropping to six.

FULL details of the agreement between the PSOE and Unidas Podemos will not be released for a few days or possibly weeks as those present fine-tune it, but it will be based upon 10 key points Unidas Podemos and the PSOE...

DESPITE having spent months trying, and failing, after the April 28 elections, the PSOE's Pedro Sánchez and Unidas Podemos' Pablo Iglesias have reached a deal – less than 48 hours after Sunday's repeat...