The Latest Breaking News from Sumar

Spanish elections: why devastating local losses to the right have forced socialist prime minister Pedro Sánchez to call an early national vote

The local and regional elections that took place the 28th May have shaken up the political chessboard in Spain. The right-wing Partido Popular took the largest proportion of votes and now has the largest number of seats in local and regional governments.

The Conversation · May 31, 2023

Factbox-Who's who in Spain's July 23 snap general election

Spain's snap parliamentary election on July 23 is unlikely to produce a working majority for any one party, with complex pre- and post-ballot alliances holding the key to governing Spain.

Reuters · May 30, 2023

Spain PM's shock election call brings unruly coalition to heel

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s snap general election breaks the coalition he built with the far-left United We Can party, with the aim of bringing to heel the unruly faction whose internecine conflicts damaged the coalition's results in local elections

The Independent UK · May 30, 2023

Spanish minister Yolanda Díaz launches leftwing political party

Communist brings together multiple groups under Sumar banner and aims to become country’s first female PM

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2023

Spain's labour minister launches electoral bid amid rift in left camp

Spanish Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz launched her bid to become the country's first woman prime minister on Sunday at a packed event in Madrid, where the absence of two government ministers signalled a deepening rift among the progressive left.

Reuters · Apr 2, 2023

‘We need to unite’: how Yolanda Díaz is galvanising the left in Spain

Deputy PM is country’s most popular politician and is building support for leftwing candidates

The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2023