Former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy resigns as the leader of People's Party, four days after losing the no-confidence vote that ended his premiership. 2018-06-5
Pedro Sánchez, a member of the Spanish Socialist Party, is sworn in as Prime Minister before King Felipe VI. Sánchez opts to take the oath without a bible or crucifix; a first in modern Spanish history. 2018-06-2
The Government of Mariano Rajoy is ousted after a motion of no confidence passes 180–169. Pedro Sánchez of the Socialist Workers' Party is sworn in as the new Prime Minister. This is the first time in Spanish history that a vote of no confidence has resulted in a change of government. 2018-06-1
Rajoy reaffirms that he will not resign, nor call elections and that the motion of no confidence is bad for the stability of the country. 2018-05-25
The opposition Socialist Workers' Party presents a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy following the publication of the sentence in the Gürtel corruption scandal, which involved the ruling PP. 2018-05-25
The President of the Community of Madrid, Cristina Cifuentes, resigns after the discovery of a video of her stealing anti-aging cream in a supermarket and after several weeks of controversy after it came to light that she obtained her master's degree fraudulently. 2018-04-25
Artur Mas announces that he is resigning as president of the PDeCAT party. 2018-01-9
Senator Rita Barberá, who was considered the "Mayoress of Spain" while governing the city of Valencia for 24 years, dies unexpectedly two days after declaring at the Supreme Court for a corruption scandal. 2016-11-23