Spain calls June election as EU questions Rajoy's budget plans

Spaniards will be heading back to the polls after six months on June 26

A Podemos rally during the Spanish election last year Pic: Getty

King Felipe called an election re-run for June 26 in a bid to breakthe political stalemate in Spain, as the European Commission questioned caretaker Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s budget maths.

Spaniards will be heading back to the polls six monthsafter electing the most divided parliament in the country’s history. The ballot comes during a critical week in European politics with the UK voting on whether to leave the European Union three days earlier ...