Spain heads into election unknown as Sánchez runs out of road
(The Guardian Spain)

Political landscape fragmented amid Catalan secession crisis and re-emergence of far-rightSpain is heading into what could be months of political uncertainty after its Socialist prime minister called a snap general election for April - the country´s third in less than four years - against the backdrop of a continuing Catalan secession crisis.It was always improbable that Pedro Sánchez, whose administration will be the shortest in Spain´s modern democratic history, would last long. He came to power in June only because his predecessor, the conservative Mariano Rajoy, lost a no-confidence vote after a string of corruption revelations about his People´s Party (PP).PSOE (Spanish Socialist Workers` party) Related: Spain`s PM calls snap general election for 28 April Continue reading...