Pablo Iglesias is secretary-general of the leftwing Spanish political party Podemos and a member of the European Parliament. He is also a lecturer in political science, a journalist and a TV presenter.
May 2021
Despite his early exit, Pablo Iglesias radically reshaped Spanish politics
Giles Tremlett
The charismatic founder of Podemos ended the country’s stale party political duopoly but failed to halt a resurgent right, says Spain-based correspondent Giles Tremlett
April 2021
Pablo Iglesias walks out of Madrid debate in clash over death threat
Rocío Monasterio of far-right Vox party had cast doubt on threat sent to Podemos leader and his family
October 2020
Spain's deputy PM says call for inquiry is part of attempt to discredit him
Remarks follow request for supreme court to investigate Podemos leader’s actions in spying case
August 2020
Wire creator David Simon causes stink in Spanish Twitter translation balls-up
Screenwriter caught up in Twitter crossfire misunderstands term Olé tus cojones
June 2020
This is Europe
Spain rekindles a radical idea: a Europe-wide minimum income
Podemos leader enlists Portugal and Italy to lobby for policy as depression looms for coronavirus-ravaged southern Europe
November 2019
The Guardian view on Spain’s election: progressive parties must unite to defeat the far right
Editorial: The xenophobic nationalists of Vox made disturbing progress in Spain’s fourth election in as many years
Spanish election mired in division as old binary certainties fade
New parties, both on the left and the right, along with thorny regional demands reshape the political landscape
Spanish election 2019: full results
Almost all votes are now counted in Spain’s second election this year, and the Socialist prime minister Pedro Sánchez has failed to break the parliamentary deadlock that was stopping him forming a new government. But his opponents on the right are also short of a majority.
September 2019
Spain has a democratic problem – the people have outgrown its political system
Carlos Delclós
Yet another election looms, and pressure is mounting to inject more pluralism into the country’s creaky old model, says sociologist Carlos Delclós
July 2019
Spain's acting PM fails in first attempt to form new government
Socialist party leader Pedro Sánchez fails to win support of anti-austerity Unidas Podemos
Spain set for socialist-led government after Iglesias deal
Sidelining of Podemos leader paves way for administration headed by Socialist Workers’ leader Pedro Sanchez
Spain's Podemos receives coalition offer excluding Pablo Iglesias
Acting Socialist PM says he will govern with party on condition its leader is not in cabinet
April 2019
Spanish general election 2019: full results
With 99% of the vote counted, the centre-left PSOE party has emerged with the most seats, but not enough to form a coalition without support from regional parties. The far-right Vox party, meanwhile, enters parliament with 24 deputies.
November 2018
The new populism
Guardian quiz finds women more populist than men
Analysis of nearly half a million responses to the ‘How populist are you?’ quiz reveals populist attitudes are widespread, but vary by age, gender and location
May 2018
Spain's Podemos leader to face party vote over luxury house purchase
Pablo Iglesias and Irene Montero accused of betraying principles over €600,000 purchase
December 2017
Catalan left seeks socialist coalition as crucial election looms
Leader of Catalan Podemos party pledges a new start for region with a government that represents ‘plurinational’ population
February 2017
Podemos leader tightens grip on Spanish party after landslide re-election
'The punches we’ve taken have made us stronger': Podemos leader goes for broke
November 2016
Spain can halt Europe’s slide to the populist right
Owen Jones
The old social democratic order is crumbling. The continent’s last hope lies with the leftwing Podemos party, but first it has to re-engage with the mass movements that produced it
September 2016
Spanish Socialists' week of turmoil not just down to Pedro Sánchez
PSOE is consumed by ‘Corbynisation’ as its leader is blamed for Spain’s political stalemate, but analysts say decline did not start with him
