Sanchez succeeds Rajoy as Spain’s prime minister

French papers focus on the left-wing primary which is scheduled for the end of the month. Papers say it's going to be a big test, particularly for the Socialist Party.

Socialist Lenin Moreno is set to extend a decade of leftist rule in Ecuador after official results showed him winning the presidential election, as his conservative rival cried foul.

President Emmanuel Macron won a commanding majority in France's parliamentary election on Sunday, pollsters' estimates showed, and Socialist Party leader Jean-Christophe Cambadelis stepped down.

Thousands of supporters of Spain's right-wing opposition have rallied in Madrid to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. Many are furious his government is negotiating with Catalonian separatists.

The failure to pass a budget vote appears to be the last nail in the coffin of the prime minister's term, marked by bitter confrontation with right-wing parties and Catalan separatists. Santiago Saez reports from Madrid.

The failure to pass a budget vote appears to be the last nail in the coffin of the prime minister's term, marked by bitter confrontation with right-wing parties and Catalan separatists. Santiago Saez reports from Madrid.

US takes aim at socialist governments in Latin America.

Who will take on Trump at the 2020 election? At 78 years old, Bernie Sanders is vying for the Democratic nomination for president. The oldest candidate in the race, he is rising in popularity among Democratic voters. A former Mayor and Congressman, he is currently a Senator for Vermont. His policy positions: universal health coverage, free university education, minimum wage rise and taxes on the uber-rich.

Spain's former king Juan Carlos, who moved to the UAE last year under a cloud of scandal, has settled a debt of nearly 4.4 million euros ($5.3 million) with the Spanish tax authorities to try to avoid an embarrassing lawsuit. The Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez criticised the former king's actions, saying that "an institution is not being judged," but "what is being questioned is the behaviour of a person."

There are just 18 days to go before round one of the French presidential election. In today's show, we see how former socialist president François Hollande is inching towards making a political comeback after the election. We also take a closer look at decades of tumultuous ties between the French state and Corsica in the wake of recent tensions and delve into the powers of the French president.

There's now less than a week to go before the first round of voting in the French presidential election on April 10. Candidates have been hitting the campaign trail over the weekend in a bid to sway undecided voters. Our reporters went to Anne Hidalgo's rally. According to polls, the current mayor of Paris is languishing on around 2 percent of voting intentions. Plus, our Business Editor Kate Moody explains why the cost of living is the number one issue for French voters heading into Sunday's election.

Three decades after China enshrined the goal of a "socialist market economy" in its constitution, the era of "reform and opening up" appears to have ended, say experts.