8th January 2026
Madrid NewsMain News

Pablo Casado, new PP leader

Pablo Casado has been elected the new leader of the People’s Party (PP). The politician, up until now the vice secretary of communication for the party, won over his competitor Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría – former vice president of Spain – by a narrow margin of around 300 votes, according to party sources.
Ahead of him, Casado now faces the challenge of healing wounds opened by a hardball campaign with little space for debate, and will now be able to choose an executive, which will work towards recovering votes lost to the largest unionist party, Ciutadans (Cs) in the next 2019 elections.

Recent Posts

Pedro Sánchez says Spanish troops could also participate in peacekeeping mission in Ukraine

News Desk

Podemos founding member and former MP Errejón to stand trial for alleged sexual assault

News Desk

Weather warnings issued across Spain, as parts of Europe face transport chaos from cold snap

News Desk

Spain joins European allies in rejecting Trump’s call for US control of Greenland

News Desk

Around 1,400 protest in Madrid and Barcelona against US ‘imperialist aggression’ in Venezuela

News Desk

Spain’s inflation rate eased slightly in December, with 2025 closing at 2.7% average

News Desk

Leave a Comment