Spanish government bonds jumped, pushing the yield down by the most in two years after acting prime minister Mariano Rajoy defied opinion polls to consolidate his position in the country’s general election after Brexit rocked the world’s financial markets last week.

Spain’s incumbent prime minister Mariano Rajoy has turned down a petition by King Felipe VI to try to form a new government following last month’s inconclusive elections.

The leader of Spain’s opposition Socialists has said that he will not support any effort by the acting prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, to stay in his post via a coalition or a minority government.

Spain’s major parties, taking stock after the most fragmented national election result in the country’s history, have embarked on potentially long and arduous talks to form a coalition government.

Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy has signed a decree formally dissolving parliament and calling a general election for December 20.

Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy says his ruling Popular Party will try to fend off a secession drive by Catalonia region separatists by arguing that breaking away “means abandoning Europe”.

Bank of Spain governor Luis Maria Linde has endorsed the Spanish government’s economic policies and warned of the risks of changing course as the country gears up for a general election.

Spain's prime minister Mariano Rajoy has praised the bravery of farm workers who helped pull two survivors away from the burning wreckage of the plane which crashed yesterday.

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy raised his government’s forecast for economic growth in the euro region’s fourth-largest economy as consumer spending accelerates.