Spain's Own Game of Thrones

Miguel-Anxo Murado, Guardian
To some, it may look like a case of “be careful what you wish for”. The Spanish were supposed to crave a different sort of politics: a more diverse parliament, new parties and new faces who would be keener to share power in the absence of crushing majorities. And Spain got what it wanted. After December’s election there are now four middle-sized political forces, two of them new to parliament, together with a number of smaller groups. The perfect environment for practising the art of compromise, one might say.