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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's government survives a second vote of no confidence presented by far-right party Vox, with independent Ramón Tamames as its candidate.
2023-03-22

The Constitutional Court rules that the general lockdown decreed by the Government in March 2020 is partially unconstitutional because it considers that the restrictions exceeded those covered by the state of alarm. The appeal of unconstitutionality against the decree was filed by the far right party Vox.
2021-07-14

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

Thousands of protesters, mostly supporters of the far-right party Vox, participate in car protests in Madrid, Seville, Barcelona and other cities against the continuing lockdown and the national government.
2020-05-23

After a year of political deadlock, incumbent Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez is sworn in thanks to the support of left-wing parties and regional nationalists. He will form the first coalition government in the democratic era, with Podemos and its leader Pablo Iglesias Turrión as Second Deputy Prime Minister.
2020-01-7

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez from the PSOE and Pablo Iglesias, leader of the left-wing Podemos, announce a first government agreement that will constitute the first coalition government in Spain's democratic history. This follows the failure to reach an agreement last summer and the rise of the far-right party Vox.
2019-11-12

The center-right Citizens, the third national force going into the elections, goes from 57 seats in Congress to just 10, the biggest seat loss in the election. Albert Rivera quits as Citizens' leader as a result.
2019-11-10

Citizens of Spain head to the polls for the second general election within a year.
2019-11-10

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, after failing to achieve support from the Unidas Podemos alliance, announces the calling for a snap election on 10 November, which would be the fourth general election in 4 years.
2019-09-17

The governing social democrat Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) wins, but short of an absolute majority. The far-right Vox party finished fifth with 10% of the votes.
2019-04-28