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The Spanish postal service intercepts a letter with bullets enclosed that was mailed to former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
2021-04-28

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez survives a vote of no-confidence presented by the far-right Vox political party.
2020-10-22

Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez calls for a snap general election on 28 April and will dissolve the Cortes Generales on 5 March after failing to approve a government budget.
2019-02-15

The XIX Congress of the People's Party begins, which will elect the new party leader and successor of former Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. The candidates are former Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría and the party's deputy secretary of communication, Pablo Casado.
2018-07-20

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy deploys the 41st Logistic Support Group of the Spanish Armed Forces in Catalonia to support riot police in Barcelona.
2017-10-4

The Spanish Parliament votes to allow Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to lead a People's Party minority government after a ten month interregnum.
2016-10-29

The Prime Minister of Spain José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero calls an early election for November 20 rather than 2012.
2011-07-29

The Prime Minister of Spain José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero announces that he will not be seeking a third term in the next election.
2011-04-2

International Monetary Fund (IMF) head Dominique Strauss-Kahn meets with Prime Minister of Spain José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero in Madrid.
2010-06-18

Spain's Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero announces wage cuts for state employees and a reduction in investment in response to his country's budget deficit.
2010-05-12