Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday presided over the first in a year-long series of events to mark 50 years since the death of dictator Francisco Franco, with a warning that the far-right is once again ascending in Europe.

Spain's conservative opposition will boycott the start of official commemorations marking the 50th anniversary of right-wing dictator Francisco Franco's death, laying bare the enduring divisiveness of his legacy.

Socialist Pedro Sanchez's government opened the commemorations of the dictator's death on Wednesday, in the absence of the far-right and right-wing opposition.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez marked the start of events commemorating 50 years since dictator Francisco Franco's death. The events aim to celebrate Spain's transition to democracy and warn against a rising far-right in Europe.

MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez criticized Elon Musk on Wednesday as he joined European leaders who are are voicing concerns that the immensely wealthy backer of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is trying to influence politics across the Atlantic.

Franco died in bed in November 1975 having led the country for nearly four decades after his right-wing rebels defeated the left-wing Republican government in the 1936-39 civil war. The dozens of events scheduled to mark his death include presentations, debates, concerts, study trips for schoolchildren and even a dictatorship-themed escape room.

Pedro Sánchez ha dado inicio este miércoles al ciclo de actos conmemorativos por los 50 años de la muerte del dictador Francisco Franco y el comienzo de la Transición Española. El evento, que se ha celebrado en el Museo Reina Sofía de Madrid ...

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez attacked Elon Musk for interfering in European politics, accusing him of undermining democracy.

Spain's conservative opposition will boycott the start of official commemorations marking the 50th anniversary of right-wing dictator Francisco Franco's ... transition. Madrid's Reina Sofia ...

As Spain prepares to mark the 50th anniversary of dictator Francisco Franco's death and the return of democracy, fascism is returning around the world. It's proof, as philosopher Walter Benjamin said,

Madrid, Jan 8 (EFE ... a series of activities to commemorate the 50th death anniversary of dictator Francisco Franco. The first event to commemorate the anniversary wil take place on Wednesday ...

Spain's divisive 50th anniversary of Franco's death sparks political tensions as government and opposition clash over commemorations.