Mayor of Benamocarra used public funds for personal lawsuit
A judge ruled that claims brought about against Abdeslam Lucena are ‘justified’
VIDEO: Manilva Mayor candidate dad-dancing in Duquesa Port
But Diego Urieta is leader of Compromiso Manilva and hoping to be elected as Mayor on May 24
Local election special: The ins and outs of the May 24 vote
As politicians up and down the country are gearing up for battle at the ballot boxes in May 24’s local and regional elections, Rob Horgan examines how the X-factor could play out on voting slips along the Costa del Sol and beyond
Meet the expats standing in the upcoming local elections
THE expat vote could have X-Factor repercussions in town halls up and down Spain, raising foreigners themselves to the hot seats of power.
With the...
Female mayoral candidates outnumbered three-to-one in Andalucia’s town halls
In total, 430 candidates are standing for mayor in the province with an alarming 318 (74%) being men
PP spend more on local election campaigns than all other parties put together
PP party budget stretches to a huge €20.5 million
Andalucian re-election looming as Diaz fails to claim presidency
After almost two months of negotiations Diaz has failed to convince any of the other political parties to support her
British comedian Russell Brand backs Spain’s Podemos
The self-confessed member of the ‘don’t-vote party’, Brand talked up a ‘new type of politics’ in his latest rant on YouTube channel The Trews
PP file denuncia after Twitter user labels Prime Minister Rajoy ‘corrupt’
THE Malaga branch of the PP has filed a denuncia against a Twitter user who labelled Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy as 'corrupt'.
The message, tweeted on March 28,...
Asset block to cover Princess Cristina’s €2.7 million bail fee
Princess Cristina has been demanded to declare a list of assets to be blocked to cover her €2.7 million bail fee
Judge Alaya declares €1,300 million unaccounted for Guardia Civil training courses
A total of 16 politicians connected to the Junta were arrested in March
Fabian Picardo: British EU exit would ‘destroy’ Gibraltar
Writing an opinion piece on Politico Europe, Picardo announced that a 'Brexit' would have 'disastrous consequences' for Gibraltar's economy
Politicians strip off in campaigns to seem more ‘transparent’
The trailblazer in this bizarre stunt was no less than Ciudadanos’ leader Albert Rivera
PP excused of tax crimes in Barcenas case, in pre-trial report
Instead former treasurers Luis Barcenas and Alvaro Lapuerta are facing five year jail sentences
Former Bankia and IMF boss Rodrigo Rato arrested for money laundering
Rato was escorted from his Madrid home by officers from Spain's tax authorities on Thursday
Spain’s socialist leader apologises for ‘accidentally’ voting in favour of abortion reform
The leader of the opposition claimed he pressed the wrong button
Podemos’ Pablo Iglesias gives King Felipe Game of Thrones DVD in first meet
Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias is to meet Spanish King Felipe VI for the very first time in a Brussels MEP meet-up
Ex-Junta de Andalucia president Manuel Chaves claims ignorance on Spain’s biggest public money scandal
Ex-Junta president insists he ‘would have acted’ had he known about €855 million ERE fraud
Judge Alaya orders arrests of 16 Junta politicians in Andalucia fraud probe
Susana Diaz's PSOE party facing scandal just three days after winning the elections
PSOE Junta boss Susana Diaz: ‘I am going to govern alone’
Despite not taking a majority, Diaz has ruled out the possibility of a coalition government in Andalucia
PSOE win Andalucia election with worst showing for two decades as Podemos come third
Podemos win an incredible 15 seats
PSOE win – but without overall majority – in Andalucia elections
The PSOE party got just 35% of the vote as new anti-corruption party Podemos gained an incredible 15 seats
Andalucia election turnout up 4% as rain fails to dampen enthusiasm
THE heavy rain across much of Andalucia today has not put voters off heading out to the polls.
Although the polling stations do not close...
A new dawn for Andalucia
Andalucia should wake up to an entirely new political scenario on Monday morning
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