Belgian expat becomes mayor of Alcaucin
Mario Blancke has been living in the province for 25 years
Toe-tal nightmare! New mayor of Spanish town Jerez has a footwear disaster as she gives inaugural speech
The PSOE's Sanchez was invested as mayor after agreeing a pact with Ganemos Jerez and Izquierda Unida
King Felipe strips ‘duchess’ title from Princess Cristina
Infanta Cristina has been stripped of the title of 'duchess'
PP ousted from Marbella as four-party pact finally reaches agreement
Socialist Jose Bernal will be invested as mayor for the next four years
Three days remain for political pact-making in Spain’s municipal governments
Local politicians are making promises left, right and centre to secure the pact they need to govern as the clock ticks down
Spain’s Podemos to meet with International Monetary Fund chiefs
Podemos are to present their plan to reduce Spain's national debt
Marbella’s four-party pact edges closer to ousting PP
The four left-wing parties have been negotiating since results were announced
Spain among UEFA nations to betray FIFA vote pact
Spain, France and Russia all among nations to vote for scandal-ridden Sepp Blatter in FIFA presidential election
Governor of Gibraltar Sir James Dutton quits over Spanish aggression row
Sir James ended his term in office less than two years after taking the job
SNAP: Marbella meeting held to organise left-wing pact and kick PP out
The four left-wing parties are meeting in San Pedro today
Mayor of ‘communist utopia’ Marinaleda Juan Gordillo wins NINTH election in a row
The IU candidate has been top of the tree in Marinaleda since 1979
Podemos vows to defeat PP after election triumph
Two new political groups inspired by the indignados protests made huge impacts in Madrid and Barcelona
ELECTIONS: AUAN president becomes councillor in Albox
In Albox, 98% of foreign residents who voted were AUAN members
British expat becomes first ever foreign councillor in Manilva
British expat Dean Tyler Shelton is ‘over the moon’ after he was voted in as a councillor in the May 24 local elections
ELECTIONS: PP lose absolute majorities across Andalucia
The PP lost its majority in all eight of the province capitals
ELECTIONS: Podemos and Ciudadanos make biggest gains in exit polls
Anti-corruption party Podemos could be on course to gain Barcelona
Voters head to the polls in Spain
VOTING is underway in municipal elections across Andalucia today. There are also regional and municipal elections across much of Spain that could challenge the grip
Expats hold balance of power in many Spanish towns
Anger at corruption could see Podemos get into power in Madrid and Barcelona
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
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