From Spain, in Spanish
Barcelona's big daily (Grupo Godó), centrist, Catalan perspective.
Footrot Flats: El cuento del perro
A film listing/synopsis for the animated NZ film Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale, presenting it as based on Murray Ball's beloved local comic strip, with a light plot teaser. No editorial stance on New Zealand beyond affectionate description.
La izquierda de Suecia es incapaz de llegar a un acuerdo para un gobierno de coalición
La Vanguardia reports that Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson has handed back the mandate to form a left-wing coalition after the Left Party backed conservative Andreas Norlén as speaker, leaving Sweden in uncertainty and the initiative likely returning to the right.
Fat Freddy’s Drop, groove austral (★★★★✩)
A four-star review of Fat Freddy's Drop's Razzmatazz show in Barcelona, praising the New Zealand band's personal reggae/dub/soul groove, tight musicianship and crowd-pleasing finale. Barcelona is portrayed as a long-standing fan base.
El presidente del Parlamento sueco encarga la formación de Gobierno a la líder de la oposición
Headline only: the Speaker of Sweden's Riksdag has asked the opposition leader to try to form a government, reported as a straightforward political development.
La izquierda acelera los contactos para la difícil formación de gobierno en Suecia
La Vanguardia reports that Sweden's left bloc narrowly won the election but faces a hard, quarrelsome coalition negotiation over ministries and red lines, while Kristersson delays resigning and the far-right Sweden Democrats suffer a setback.
Dimite el primer ministro de Suecia tras la victoria del bloque izquierdista en las elecciones
Reports that Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson has resigned after the Social Democrat-led left bloc narrowly won the election (176 seats to 173), citing difficult conditions for forming a government. It is a straightforward account built around his letter to the Speaker.
Las elecciones suecas dejan el Gobierno en el aire
Headline only: the Swedish elections have left the question of who will form the next government unresolved.
Los socialdemócratas ganan por la mínima en Suecia y obtienen casi los mismos escaños que la coalición gobernante
Reporting a razor-thin opposition win in Sweden's election, La Vanguardia stresses the stalling of the far-right Sweden Democrats and frames the campaign around the SD's influence and hardline immigration policy. Andersson holds back from claiming victory while Kristersson disputes the reading.