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Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera resigns after shocking performance in Spain’s general election

CIUDADANOS leader Albert Rivera has resigned today after his centre-right party was almost wiped off the map in yesterday’s general election. The C’s, as its

11 Nov, 2019 @ 13:35

Lead·National News·Politics

British expats abroad can vote in the December general election – here’s how

BRITISH citizens residing outside the UK can vote in the upcoming general election scheduled for December 12. However, there is one caveat: you must have

11 Nov, 2019 @ 12:27

Lead·Politics

HUNG PARLIAMENT: Spain’s socialist PSOE wins election but no party has absolute majority

A left wing block of the PSOE, Podemos and Mas Pais only adds up to 159 seats, 17 short of a majority

11 Nov, 2019 @ 00:24

Lead·National News·Politics

France's Marine Le Pen was one of the first to congratulate Vox on their victory

F-RIGHT NIGHT: France’s Le Pen and Italy’s Salvini congratulate Vox after far-right party becomes third biggest political force in Spain

FAR-right leaders in Europe are beaming with pride tonight after Vox surged in the Spanish polls to become the third biggest political force in Spain.

11 Nov, 2019 @ 00:07

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics

Far right and anti-immigrant party Vox win big in British expat hotspots on Spain’s Costa del Sol

SPAIN’S far right party Vox has emerged from today’s general election as the third biggest political force in the country. Running on a campaign which

10 Nov, 2019 @ 22:53

Lead·Malaga·National News·Politics

Polls close for Spain general election with socialist PSOE set for slim win and far right anti-immigrant Vox predicted HUGE gains

Voter turnout was last calculated at 6pm, when it was put at 56.8%, four points lower than on April 28

10 Nov, 2019 @ 21:13

Lead·National News·Politics

Voter turnout drops as Spain heads to polls for fourth general election in four years

Voter turnout at 14:00pm today was recorded at 37.93%, 3.6 points less than in April, reflecting Spaniards’ apathy at yet another election

10 Nov, 2019 @ 16:22

Lead·National News·Politics

OPINION: Predictions that Spain’s far right Vox party could become kingmakers in today’s elections are worrying for expats and Spaniards alike

In 2016, their current leader controversially unfurled a giant Spanish flag on the rock of Gibraltar, an act he was willing to be arrested for

10 Nov, 2019 @ 10:45

Opinion·Politics

LONG READ: 30 years since Berlin Wall fell, populism is the new divide that endangers our response to the climate crisis

Populism is the wall blocking serious action to tackle today's environmental crisis says Olive Press editor Jon Clarke as he remembers the fall of the

10 Nov, 2019 @ 10:30

Environment·Lead·Politics

As Spain’s General Election looms, Heather Galloway recalls her day watching Franco be exhumed from his Madrid tomb

As we watched, alongside me there were murmurings of indignation and rage

10 Nov, 2019 @ 09:02

Lead·Politics

SPAIN ELECTIONS 2019: Who’s contesting it? What do they want? Who will win?

Spaniards are heading to polling booths for the fourth time in four years this weekend as voters hope to bring an end to the country’s

9 Nov, 2019 @ 09:00

Lead·National News·Politics

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UK police in diplomatic pickle after calling Spain’s arrest warrant for Catalan separatist leader ‘disproportionate’

British authorities have since backtracked on the comments, trying to pass them off as a misunderstanding.

7 Nov, 2019 @ 13:59

Lead·National News·Politics

GROUNDHOG DAY: Spain headed for FOURTH ‘hung parliament’ in FOUR years as new poll suggests no alliance will reach absolute majority as far right makes gains

A new survey by Ipsos has predicted that no party or coalition will gain the absolute majority of 176 seats needed to form a government

4 Nov, 2019 @ 13:24

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

Spain’s moderate Ciudadanos party in CRISIS as its voters leave in droves to support far right Vox in snap election

Vox is set to gain 14% of the overall vote, after the PP in second place (21.2% and 91 seats) and the left wing PSOE

3 Nov, 2019 @ 14:55

Lead·National News·Politics

Shakespeare, bonsai trees, fish suppers…how Spain’s politicians wind down in the run-up to the elections

Game of Thrones is also a popular choice...

2 Nov, 2019 @ 09:01

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain’s Andalucia is ‘in the eye of a Brexit Hurricane’ warns regional government document

The UK accounts for 7% of Andalucia’s sales to the rest of the world, meaning that the region is especially susceptible to the fallout of

1 Nov, 2019 @ 13:30

Lead·Politics

Spain’s conservative PP party funds ‘Cambridge Analytica-style’ dirty ad campaign targeting left wing voters in run-up to election

Advertising was ‘distributed in neighbourhoods that traditionally support the PSOE or United Podemos’

1 Nov, 2019 @ 10:56

Lead·Politics

Suspicions abound after young university graduate spends €40,000 on Facebook adverts aggressively targeting all rivals of conservative Partido Popular ahead of snap election in Spain

A SLEW of fake Facebook pages have spent tens of thousands of euros bashing the rivals of the conservative Partido Popular. An investigation by El

31 Oct, 2019 @ 11:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics

Britain’s new ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliott talks cricket, Brexit and his Costa del Sol holidays in an exclusive interview

As well as dispelling Brexit fears around tourism, Elliott also revealed his own Spanish holiday habits, in a wide-ranging conversation

29 Oct, 2019 @ 16:09

Lead·National News·Politics

Britain on track for Brexit election in December after Corbyn backs poll

The Lib Dems and the SNP have already said that are willing to back a December election.

29 Oct, 2019 @ 12:40

Lead·Politics

Expenses scandal in Spain’s Andalucia after politicians used Bla Bla Car app to charge riders for trips to work

TWO Andalucian politicians have been forced to resign after becoming involved in an expenses scandal involving the use of the BlaBlaCar travel app. Luis Cano

29 Oct, 2019 @ 11:40

Lead·Politics

Poll predicts far right Vox will be THIRD LARGEST political party in Spain just days ahead of general election

VOTERS in Spain have taken a swing to the right just days ahead of a fresh general election. According to the latest SocioMetric survey for

28 Oct, 2019 @ 14:59

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

Mayor in Spain facing calls to resign after Gibraltar border incident which saw Spanish officer drive onto the Rock in official car to buy treats with colleagues

THE fallout from the Gibraltar border ‘incident’ which saw a Spanish officer drive an official car onto the territory continues. Now the mayor of El

24 Oct, 2019 @ 09:00

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

WATCH: All the footage of Policia Nacional officers during Barcelona protests Spain ‘DOES NOT want you to see’

https://twitter.com/AlbanoDante76/status/1185588967066001409 THESE are some of the scenes of alleged unprovoked police violence during protests over the Catalunya issue from the past week. In the widely

21 Oct, 2019 @ 11:14

Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

NEVER GONNA GIVE EU UP: Spain political group ‘wants UK back in EU’ even if Brexit happens on October 31

“We think Boris Johnson’s deal is a terrible deal and hope for a second referendum"

21 Oct, 2019 @ 11:07

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Number of British expats registering on Spain’s Costa del Sol SURGES as Brexit looms

THE mass exodus of Brits from the census has finally come to an end as Brexit looms ever closer. According to the latest figures, the

21 Oct, 2019 @ 08:30

Lead·Malaga·Politics

Politics- Page 51

Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera resigns after shocking performance in Spain’s general election

British expats abroad can vote in the December general election – here’s how

HUNG PARLIAMENT: Spain’s socialist PSOE wins election but no party has absolute majority

F-RIGHT NIGHT: France’s Le Pen and Italy’s Salvini congratulate Vox after far-right party becomes third biggest political force in Spain

Far right and anti-immigrant party Vox win big in British expat hotspots on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Polls close for Spain general election with socialist PSOE set for slim win and far right anti-immigrant Vox predicted HUGE gains

Voter turnout drops as Spain heads to polls for fourth general election in four years

OPINION: Predictions that Spain’s far right Vox party could become kingmakers in today’s elections are worrying for expats and Spaniards alike

LONG READ: 30 years since Berlin Wall fell, populism is the new divide that endangers our response to the climate crisis

As Spain’s General Election looms, Heather Galloway recalls her day watching Franco be exhumed from his Madrid tomb

SPAIN ELECTIONS 2019: Who’s contesting it? What do they want? Who will win?

UK police in diplomatic pickle after calling Spain’s arrest warrant for Catalan separatist leader ‘disproportionate’

GROUNDHOG DAY: Spain headed for FOURTH ‘hung parliament’ in FOUR years as new poll suggests no alliance will reach absolute majority as far right makes gains

Spain’s moderate Ciudadanos party in CRISIS as its voters leave in droves to support far right Vox in snap election

Shakespeare, bonsai trees, fish suppers…how Spain’s politicians wind down in the run-up to the elections

Spain’s Andalucia is ‘in the eye of a Brexit Hurricane’ warns regional government document

Spain’s conservative PP party funds ‘Cambridge Analytica-style’ dirty ad campaign targeting left wing voters in run-up to election

Suspicions abound after young university graduate spends €40,000 on Facebook adverts aggressively targeting all rivals of conservative Partido Popular ahead of snap election in Spain

Britain’s new ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliott talks cricket, Brexit and his Costa del Sol holidays in an exclusive interview

Britain on track for Brexit election in December after Corbyn backs poll

Expenses scandal in Spain’s Andalucia after politicians used Bla Bla Car app to charge riders for trips to work

Poll predicts far right Vox will be THIRD LARGEST political party in Spain just days ahead of general election

Mayor in Spain facing calls to resign after Gibraltar border incident which saw Spanish officer drive onto the Rock in official car to buy treats with colleagues

WATCH: All the footage of Policia Nacional officers during Barcelona protests Spain ‘DOES NOT want you to see’

NEVER GONNA GIVE EU UP: Spain political group ‘wants UK back in EU’ even if Brexit happens on October 31

Number of British expats registering on Spain’s Costa del Sol SURGES as Brexit looms

Storm warning: Atlantic low-pressure system set to sweep across Spain with strong winds, torrential rain and thunderstorms

Man, 33, shot dead in Marbella in latest Costa del Sol killing – early hours attack not believed linked to organised crime

Revealed: The Costa Blanca’s most expensive places to buy a property as prices continue to soar

What is the new travel trend of ‘dusking’ and why has Tenerife been named among the world’s top destinations for it?

Spain to transfer 500 migrant girls from Ceuta to mainland amid welfare concerns

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