Yolanda Díaz
Spanish politician and lawyer (born 1971)
Photo: AntonMST29, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Oct 10
CUP leadership proposes skipping Spain's 29 November general election, pending member vote
The CUP's National Table decided Saturday not to stand in Spain's 29 November general election, with a 24-hour online member vote on Sunday set to confirm the position.
- Oct 7
Spain moves to raise minimum wage before November election as inflation hits 4.9%
Labour Minister Yolanda Díaz has ordered an advisory panel to submit 2027 minimum wage recommendations within three weeks, seeking to protect purchasing power and enact the increase before Spaniards vote on 29 November.
- Oct 1
Garamendi wins third term leading CEOE and rejects Spanish government housing decrees
Antonio Garamendi secured a third four-year term as president of the Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations by acclamation in Madrid on Thursday, using his acceptance speech to condemn the government's housing decrees and rising labor costs.
- Sep 30
Felipe VI and Emmanuel Macron urge deeper energy and defence ties at Madrid forum
At the Spain-France Trade and Investment Forum in Madrid, King Felipe VI and French President Emmanuel Macron called for cross-border electrical links, shared defence projects, and single-market reforms.
- Sep 21
Spain launches Plan IA360 to regulate artificial intelligence and calls for October social pact
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez presented the 12-month Plan IA360 at the Moncloa Palace, announcing cross-sector talks starting in October to establish regulatory safeguards and support domestic computing infrastructure.
- Aug 26
Antonio Garamendi secures third CEOE term as no rival registers by deadline
The Basque businessman will be proclaimed president of Spain's main business confederation on 1 October 2026 after the candidate registration window closed without an opposing ticket.
- Jul 27
Spain activates four-day paid climate leave as wildfires force evacuations in Ávila, Madrid and Toledo
Tens of thousands evacuated or confined as fires burn across Ávila, Madrid and Toledo. The government reminds employers that workers are entitled to up to four days of paid absence under the climate leave introduced after the 2024 Valencia floods.
- Jul 25
Spanish working time register reform stalls until September as Yolanda Diaz launches ILO leadership bid
The Spanish government has postponed approval of a new mandatory working time register until September, leaving Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz without a flagship domestic reform just as she begins her international campaign to lead the International Labour Organization.
- Jul 23
Pedro Sánchez nominates Yolanda Díaz to lead UN labour agency; election in November with $173,000 base salary
The Spanish government has put forward labour minister Yolanda Díaz for the director-general post of the International Labour Organization, triggering praise, union backing and sharp attacks from Vox and Podemos.
- Jul 22
Julio Iglesias sues Spanish vice president Yolanda Díaz for defamation, seeking €50,000 over 'chilling' abuse claims
The 82-year-old singer accuses the vice president of publicly presenting unproven allegations as fact after a criminal case against him was shelved.
- Jul 21
Spain approves Artist's Statute with mandatory intimacy coordinators, leaves out AI regulation after legal hurdle
The Spanish government adopted a new royal decree regulating nearly 800,000 cultural workers, introducing protections for minors, mandatory intimacy coordinators, and wage transparency, but dropped proposed curbs on generative AI after the Council of State ruled the measure needed a full organic law.
- Jul 11
Sumar elects Verónica Martínez Barbero and Rosa Martínez as new co-leaders in post-Díaz era
The party founded by Yolanda Díaz installs its first leadership without her involvement, approving a new political document and preparing for 2027 elections with 95.92% support for the only list.
- Jul 1
Sumar replaces more than half its leadership as Yolanda Díaz and Lara Hernández depart
The Spanish left-wing party Movimiento Sumar will replace 34 of its 65 executive members at an extraordinary assembly on July 11, after founder Yolanda Díaz and coordinator Lara Hernández both quit the leadership amid a toxic internal feud.
- Jun 26
Verónica Martínez Barbero and Rosa Martínez launch joint bid to lead Movimiento Sumar amid internal crisis
Verónica Martínez Barbero, Sumar's parliamentary spokesperson, and Rosa Martínez, State Secretary for Social Rights, have announced a joint candidacy to lead Movimiento Sumar at the party's extraordinary congress on 11 July, as the formation seeks to overcome months of internal conflict.
- May 28
Spanish Government in Crisis: PSOE Headquarters Searched, Coalition Partners Waver as Judicial Pressure Mounts
Agents from Spain's Guardia Civil entered the PSOE's Madrid headquarters on Wednesday to execute a judicial request for information, deepening a political crisis that has seen a former prime minister indicted and the party's manager charged, while coalition partners warn of legislative paralysis.
- May 27
Spanish Court Orders Document Seizure at PSOE Headquarters, Implicates Former Party Boss in Alleged Judicial Sabotage Ring
Agents from Spain's Guardia Civil entered the ruling Socialist Party's Madrid headquarters on Wednesday to seize documents, while a National Court judge implicated former organizational secretary Santos Cerdán in an alleged criminal scheme to destabilize court cases affecting the party and government.
