Archiv: Sumar (political party / Spain)


25.04.2026 - 17:20 [ Anadolu ]

Spanish parliament rejects proposal for new referendum on NATO membership

(April 22, 2026)

The proposal for “holding a referendum on the continuation of Spain’s NATO membership” was voted down by the ruling coalition’s main partner, the Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE), as well as opposition parties including the Popular Party (PP), far-right Vox, the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV), and Junts for Catalonia.

The junior coalition partner Sumar abstained, while only the Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) and the Basque alliance Bildu supported the initiative alongside Podemos.

25.04.2026 - 17:13 [ Junge Welt ]

Keine Panik

Zwar fĂ€llt die Rhetorik von Spaniens Premier Pedro SĂĄnchez tatsĂ€chlich recht scharf aus. Sein »Nein zum Krieg« ließ ihn hierzulande als jemanden mit »Cojones«, also Mut, erscheinen. Doch im Grunde geht es dem spanischen Sozialdemokraten bloß darum, seine WĂ€hler zu beeindrucken. Dass er es nicht allzu ernst meint, stellte seine Partei am Mittwoch klar. An diesem Tag stimmte das spanische Parlament auf Vorschlag von Podemos ĂŒber ein mögliches Referendum zum Austritt aus der NATO ab. Die Partei von SĂĄnchez stimmte geschlossen dagegen und demonstrierte einmal mehr ihre transatlantische VerlĂ€sslichkeit: Wir liefern weiter.

09.09.2025 - 20:28 [ El Pais ]

Spain’s PM announces total arms embargo on Israel and labels attacks on Palestinians ‘genocide’

(September 8, 2025)

Sumar had also called for Spain to break relations with Israel or at least recalling the ambassador, but PSOE rejected this idea. Consequently, Sánchez has announced nothing regarding a diplomatic break. Sources from the Foreign Ministry explain that such a move, also advocated by the party Podemos, would be counterproductive and harmful for Palestine. Spain, they emphasize, supports a two-state solution and therefore seeks to contribute to resolving the conflict. Breaking ties would exclude Spain from that process. Indeed, no Arab country — especially those critical of Israel — has severed relations, nor has the Palestinian Authority.

29.05.2025 - 22:37 [ News.az ]

Spanish parliament fast-tracks Israel arms embargo bill

(May 27, 2025)

The Sumar, Podemos, Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC), Basque EH Bildu and the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) parties submitted a petition to the Congressional Bureau demanding the urgent procession of the bill, said the El Mundo newspaper, News.Az reports.

The request, also supported by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialist Party, was approved, halving the timeline and accelerating the process.

16.11.2023 - 21:14 [ El Pais ]

Pedro SĂĄnchez, the political survivor who keeps resisting against all odds

He faces almost no internal criticism and on Friday he will take office for the third time as prime minister of Spain, after having managed to win an investiture vote inside parliament with 179 votes, more than the previous ones, and with broad cross-party support. If we add all the parties that have backed him — PSOE, Sumar, Catalan Republican Left (ERC), Junts, Bildu, Basque Nationalist Party (PNV), Galicia Nationalist Bloc (BNG), Canaries Coalition (CC) — there are 12.6 million votes behind the new progressive government.

24.07.2023 - 09:56 [ Politico.eu ]

Sánchez’s tricky road to victory after shock Spanish election result

Sánchez’s Socialists and his preferred partners, Yolanda Díaz’s left-wing Sumar coalition, control 153 seats in parliament. Although the left-wing allies are unlikely to secure the backing of the 176 MPs needed for Sánchez to be confirmed as prime minister the first time the new parliament votes on the matter, they could make a bid during the second round of voting, in which the candidate to head the new government must receive more yeas than nays.

24.07.2023 - 09:54 [ El Pais ]

Now what? National election leaves Spain in a labyrinth

To be voted in as the new prime minister at the investiture vote, an absolute majority (176) is needed in the first vote or a simple majority (more votes for than against) in the second.