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Vox unfurls a 50-metre Spanish flag on the beach in San Sebastian

Spain’s far-right Vox party unfurls a 50-metre long flag on a beach in San Sebastian: Stunt coincides with this weekend’s regional Basque elections

THE candidate for the far-right Vox party at this weekend’s regional elections in the northern Pais Vasco took part in a stunt on Friday that saw him and a group of supporters

19 Apr, 2024 @ 13:52

Basque Country·Lead·Politics

La Liga’s Vox-voting boss insists Spain is ‘NOT racist’, despite rising abuse inside football grounds

LA Liga president Javier Tebas has claimed that Spain is less racist than ‘any other country’, despite a rise in racist abuse inside football grounds. “If we compare ourselves with other countries’

22 Mar, 2024 @ 12:13

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Far-right VOX party in Marbella demands helpful information for young LGBT+ people be removed from local government websites because it ‘indoctrinates children’

VOX politicians in Marbella have called on the local council to remove educational guides from their website aimed at helping the region’s young LGBT+ people. In a proposal to Marbella City Council,

19 Feb, 2024 @ 10:17

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Politics

The arrest of Greg Oliver Higuera Marcano

Suspect in attempted murder of co-founder of Spain’s hard-right Vox party arrested in Colombia

A VENEZUELAN citizen was arrested earlier this week when trying to enter Colombia on suspicions that he was one of the hitmen that tried to kill one of the co-founders of Spain’s

18 Jan, 2024 @ 14:01

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Other News·Travel: Costa del Sol

Young Disabled Man In Wheelchair Walking Park

After debate in Congress, Spain’s political parties – except far-right Vox – agree to change language in Constitution covering people with disabilities

LAWMAKERS from all of the parties in Spain’s Congress of Deputies, with the exception of far-right Vox, took the first step on Tuesday to remove the word ‘disminuido’, meaning people with disabilities,

17 Jan, 2024 @ 13:11

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Ayuntamiento De Alicante, España, 2014 07 04, Dd 35

Alicante to get low-emissions zone with no fines, an ‘antiabortion office’, and a service to get rid of squatters thanks to deal between Popular Party and far-right Vox

THE CITY of Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca is to get a low-emissions zone, albeit with no fines, an ‘antiabortion office’, and a service aimed at getting rid of squatters from residents’

9 Jan, 2024 @ 16:51

Alicante·Lead·Politics

‘It will only offend the fools of the PSOE’: Small town Vox mayor in southern Spain launches controversial Franco calendar

A SMALL-TOWN mayor from the south of Spain has released a new year calendar themed around former Spanish dictator General Francisco Franco, 46 years after Spain became a democracy. Puente de Genave

4 Jan, 2024 @ 17:30

Lead·Politics

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez blasts far-right parties during speech at European Parliament as he accuses Vox of stirring up Francoism

SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez launched a blistering attack on Europe’s far-right parties on Wednesday. Sanchez spoke at the European Parliament in Strasbourg in what was meant to be a debate about

13 Dec, 2023 @ 16:53

European Union·Lead·Politics

Leader of Spain’s far-right Vox party sparks outrage after saying that ‘the time will come when the people will want to hang Pedro Sanchez by his feet’

THE LEADER of Spain’s far-right Vox party, Santiago Abascal, has sparked outrage after saying that ‘the time will come when people will want to hang [Spanish Prime Minister] Pedro Sanchez by his

11 Dec, 2023 @ 13:10

Lead·Politics

REVEALED: The ‘vibrant and fashionable’ young British woman arrested in Spain as part of terror probe into Vox assassination attempt

THIS is the young British expat arrested as part of an anti-terrorism investigation in Spain. Sasha Brooks, in her 20s, was picked up by Policia Nacional in the small town of Lanjaron,

24 Nov, 2023 @ 16:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson joins far-right Vox leader at anti-Catalan amnesty protests in Madrid

FORMER Fox News presenter Tucker Carlson was present in Madrid on Monday at the 11th night in a row of protests called in opposition to the Socialist Party’s amnesty deal with Catalan

14 Nov, 2023 @ 10:24

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Was IRAN behind the assassination attempt of politician and founder of far-right Vox party in Spain?

A SPANISH politician who miraculously survived an assassination attempt has pointed the finger at the Iranian regime. Alejo Vidal-Quadras, 78, was shot in the face on his doorstep in the upmarket neighbourhood

9 Nov, 2023 @ 20:57

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Spanish politician, 78, who helped found far-right Vox party is SHOT in the head in broad daylight in upmarket neighbourhood in Madrid

A SPANISH politician has been shot in broad daylight. Alejo Vidal-Quadras, 78, received a bullet to the head at just before 2pm on Thursday. He has been rushed to hospital following the

9 Nov, 2023 @ 14:42

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Bomb threat in Spain’s Barcelona forces evacuation of far-right party Vox’s office

THE HEADQUARTERS in Barcelona of Spain’s far-right political party Vox had to be evacuated on Thursday, after a bomb threat was made via telephone. According to press reports, however, the incident turned

2 Nov, 2023 @ 18:10

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Vox diverted €11m of public money to a foundation and private company, claims former high-ranking member of Spain’s far-right party

A FORMER high-ranking politician from Vox has claimed that the far-right party has diverted as much as €11 million of public money to a foundation and private company with links to other

27 Oct, 2023 @ 13:09

Lead·Politics

Spain’s far-right Vox party proposes restricting immigration from Muslim countries

SPAIN’S far-right party Vox has proposed a motion for debate in the Congress of Deputies that would see immigration from Muslim countries restricted. The speaker’s committee of the lower house of parliament

19 Oct, 2023 @ 14:30

Lead·Politics

The Moorish Castle Lit Up Last Night With The Colours Of The Lgbtq+ Flag.

ELECTIONS: Gibraltar ex-minister accuses GSD man of being ‘more aligned with Vox’ on LGBTQ rights

ACTING Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said ‘there is a serious risk of rollback’ of the rights Gibraltar has won over the last 12 years if the GSD won the October 12 election.

26 Sep, 2023 @ 09:00

Gibraltar

Far-right party Vox agrees power sharing deal with conservative PP in Spain’s Murcia region

MURCIA’S regional assembly has re-elected the Partido Popular’s Fernando Lopez Miras as president following an investiture vote on Thursday. Lopez Miras secured an absolute majority after reaching a coalition deal with the

7 Sep, 2023 @ 15:14

Lead·Murcia·Politics

Socialists fuming over PP-VOX coalition repainting white an LGTB coloured zebra crossing in Mallorca

CONTROVERSY is served in Calvia (Mallorca) as the recently formed PP-VOX local government has had a zebra crossing displaying the colours of the LGTB flag repainted white. Calvia’s PSOE, previously in office,

10 Aug, 2023 @ 12:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Far-right Vox offers Partido Popular's Feijoo 'no-strings' deal to form new minority government in Spain

Far-right Vox offers Partido Popular’s Feijoo ‘no-strings’ backing to form new minority government in Spain

SPAIN’S far-right Vox party has offered the conservative Partido Popular a ‘no-strings’ deal where it would back a PP minority government without demanding a formal coalition with seats in the cabinet. The

7 Aug, 2023 @ 13:30

Lead·National News·Politics

Popular Party and Vox reach a coalition deal in Spain’s northern Aragon region

THE CONSERVATIVE Popular Party (PP) and far-right Vox have reached a coalition deal for the northern Spanish region of Aragon, after an inconclusive result at the May 28 polls. The agreement is

4 Aug, 2023 @ 10:13

Lead·Politics

Santiago Abascal, Vox leader. Photo by Cordon Press

Leader of Spain’s far-right Vox party rails at media and Popular Party leader for poor showing at elections

THE LEADER of the far-right Vox party, Santiago Abascal, went on the attack on Sunday in the wake of his group’s poor showing at the Spanish general election. The politician oversaw the

24 Jul, 2023 @ 09:27

Lead·Politics

Tensions rise on Spain’s campaign trail, as likely election winners PP and Vox become mired in controversies

AS THE JULY 23 general election approaches, tensions are rising on the campaign trail, with the conservative Popular Party and far-right Vox, who are expected to form a coalition government, increasingly mired

18 Jul, 2023 @ 18:00

Lead·Politics

Police catch international drugs gang boss who used helicopters to carry narcotics in Spain's Andalucia

Police in Madrid arrest five men after they attacked a stand for far-right Vox

FIVE people were arrested in the Madrid neighbourhood of Puente de Vallecas on Sunday, after they attacked a stand belonging to the far-right Vox party at the local fiestas. A police spokesperson

17 Jul, 2023 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Latest polling puts conservative Popular Party and far-right Vox just a few seats short of an absolute majority

WITH LESS than a week to go until Spain’s July 23 general election, the latest polling for Spanish newspaper El Pais is predicting that the conservative Popular Party (PP) will still win

17 Jul, 2023 @ 14:11

Lead·Politics

New Popular Party administration in the Balearic Islands scraps Equality, Environment departments after doing deal with Vox

THE NEW Popular Party-run administration in the Balearic Islands regional government has already scrapped the Environment and Equality departments, folding them into other areas of the administration. The move by the conservative

13 Jul, 2023 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Politics