In today's program we take a look at some of the leading stories in Spanish news in 2018. They include the change of government after a no-confidence vote in Parliament removed Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and replaced him with Pedro Sánchez, the on-going crisis in Catalonia, where 12 separatist politicians and civil leaders are in jail awaiting trial for their roles in the banned referéndum and the unilateral declaration of Independence from Spain, the surprising results of the Andalusian regional elections where the Socialist party lost its majority after 36 years in power and where the extreme right-wing party Vox made its appearance, winning 11 percent of the vote and a key role in the formation of a right wing regional government, the feminist movement, migration and more.
