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Popular Party leader comes out on top during bad-tempered election debate with prime minister

IT WAS billed as the ‘decisive face to face’ debate between Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Popular Party (PP) leader Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, the two main candidates at the July 23

11 Jul, 2023 @ 16:51

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Spain’s Murcia region takes step closer to repeat elections as Popular Party and Vox fail to reach deal

THE SOUTHEASTERN region of Murcia took a step closer to a repeat election on Monday, after hard-right Vox failed to support the conservative Popular Party (PP) at a second investiture vote. The

10 Jul, 2023 @ 15:45

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Sparks set to fly at only head-to-head debate between Spain’s main prime ministerial candidates

IN THE ONLY head-to-head debate that they will hold before the July 23 general election, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Popular Party (PP) leader Alberto Nuñez Feijoo will face off against

10 Jul, 2023 @ 14:30

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Free transport offered to elderly and disabled voters on May 28 in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Explainer: What you need to know about Spain’s July 23 general election

ON JULY 23, Spaniards will be heading to polling booths across the country for the fifth time in the last 10 years, to choose the next prime minister and the next government.

7 Jul, 2023 @ 17:15

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Billboard installed by right-wing evictions company in Madrid targeted by protestors

A HUGE advertising billboard installed in central Madrid by a notorious right-wing evictions company continued to cause controversy on Friday, after activists partially covered it up with their own poster. Desokupa, a

7 Jul, 2023 @ 13:30

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Scrapping wealth tax, no commitment to pension rises, and an end to the ‘Iberian exception’: The Popular Party lays out its policies should it win power

The conservative Popular Party (PP), which is predicted in the polls to win the upcoming general election on July 23, has this week made its electoral manifesto public. Among its commitments is

5 Jul, 2023 @ 15:00

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Popular Party in Extremadura does complete U-turn and will enter into government with far-right Vox

THE LEADER of the conservative Popular Party in Extremadura, Maria Guardiola, did a complete U-turn on Friday and signed a coalition deal with far-right Vox in order to form a government. The

30 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

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Tribute To Joaquin Sabina And Presentation Of His Legacy In Madrid, Spain 05 Oct 2021

Spain’s speaker in Congress forced to back down after claiming ‘most of population has no problem paying rent’

THE SPEAKER in Spain’s Congress of Deputies has been forced to apologise after she controversially stated that ‘most of the population has no problem paying their rent’. Meritxell Batet of the Socialist

28 Jun, 2023 @ 19:15

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Spain’s conservative Popular Party slips in the polls ahead of the July 23 general election

AFTER right-wing parties made major gains at the May 28 local and regional elections, it seemed like a government led by the conservative Popular Party (PP) and backed by far-right Vox would

27 Jun, 2023 @ 20:00

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Yolanda Diaz Participates In A Rally In Malaga, Spain 22 May 2023

Spain’s prime ministerial hopeful Yolanda Diaz proposes cutting work week from 40 to 32 hours

SPAIN’S deputy prime minister and labour minister, Yolanda Diaz, has proposed lowering the country’s work week from 40 to 37.5 hours a week in 2024 and then progressively reducing it until it

25 Jun, 2023 @ 18:00

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Spain’s Popular Party distances itself from Vox ad throwing feminism and the LGBTQ+ flag in the bin

THE SPOKESPERSON for the conservative Popular Party (PP) has had to make a statement distancing his group from Vox, after the far-right group placed a huge advert in the centre of Madrid

22 Jun, 2023 @ 18:00

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Demonstrations For The National Day Of Spain Or Hispanic Day

As general elections approach, conservative Popular Party struggles with uneasy bedfellow Vox

THE LATEST POLLS ahead of the July 23 snap election in Spain suggest that the conservative Popular Party (PP) and far-right Vox party will win enough seats to form a government in

21 Jun, 2023 @ 10:00

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Santiago Abascal, Vox leader. Photo by Cordon Press

Spain’s shift to the right consolidated as local councils are formed across the country

THIS SATURDAY saw more than 8,000 local councils formed across Spain, in the wake of the May 28 local and regional elections. The make-up of these administrations reflects the shift to the

18 Jun, 2023 @ 11:30

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In last-minute twist, Socialists take power in Barcelona City Hall

THANKS TO A last-minute deal, the Socialists took power in Barcelona City Hall on Saturday, despite a pro-independence candidate having won the most seats at the May 28 local election. As a

18 Jun, 2023 @ 09:15

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Spain’s state-run pollster predicts most votes for Socialists at July 23 general election

SPAIN’S state-run Centre for Sociological Research (CIS) has released its latest polling data ahead of the July 23 snap general election, which puts the Socialist Party narrowly ahead of the conservative Popular

17 Jun, 2023 @ 19:15

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Podemos accepts defeat over inclusion of Equality Minister Irene Montero on election candidate lists

LEFTIST party Podemos (We Can) has been forced to accept the demotion of one of its most high-profile politicians, Irene Montero, as it is absorbed into a new alliance called Sumar (Unite).

17 Jun, 2023 @ 14:44

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Elections to be repeated in Andalucian town in Spain after single vote was placed in wrong ballot box

ELECTIONS will be repeated in a town in Almeria after a vote was placed in the wrong ballot box. PSOE won the elections in the municipality of Fiñana, a town with a

16 Jun, 2023 @ 12:00

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Unions concerned about low staffing to deal with postal votes for Spain’s general election in July

A PLAN to draft in 12,000 extra postal workers to cope with the July 23 snap general election will be insufficient according to Spain’s biggest labour unions, who say that 18,000 staff

15 Jun, 2023 @ 13:30

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Podemos unites with leftist alliance Sumar, but fate of Equality Minster Irene Montero still hangs in balance

AFTER SOME tense negotiations, a new leftist bloc called Sumar (Unite) was submitted to electoral authorities on Friday just hours before a deadline to register coalitions expired. Among the parties that have

12 Jun, 2023 @ 18:45

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As deadline approaches, Podemos turns to grassroots members before deciding whether to join Spain’s new leftist bloc Sumar

LEFTIST POLITICAL party Podemos (We Can) is going to make a last-minute consultation of its grassroots members before deciding whether or not to join forces with a new left-wing bloc called Sumar

8 Jun, 2023 @ 14:56

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Spain's Postal Service Correos Raises Domestic Mail Charges In New Year

Spain’s post office to boost staff by 10,000 workers to cope with summer general elections

SPAIN’S post office is reportedly finalising a deal to hire around 10,000 extra members of staff so that the system can cope with the expected spike in postal votes at the July

8 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

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Changes to Spain’s trans, euthanasia and education laws: Popular Party candidate hints at policies should he become prime minister

SCRAPPING the Equality Ministry altogether, overturning Spain’s ‘trans law’ and its Democratic Memory Law, and making changes to the euthanasia and education laws. Those are among the plans that Popular Party (PP)

6 Jun, 2023 @ 18:00

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Opinion poll reveals revitalised Partido Popular under new leader Feijoo could form new Spanish government after December's general election

Explainer: What do the polls say ahead of July’s snap election in Spain?

THE LATEST survey carried out for Spanish newspaper El Pais by pollster 40dB predicts that the outcome of the upcoming general election will depend on whether leftist parties run together or separately.

5 Jun, 2023 @ 18:45

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Spain’s PM challenges conservative opponent to six face-to-face debates before snap elections

AHEAD OF THE July 23 snap general election, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday challenged his main opponent to six face-to-face debates. But the Popular Party (PP) hopeful Alberto Nuñez Feijoo has

5 Jun, 2023 @ 18:00

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EU to delay presentation of Spain’s rotating presidency until after snap elections in July

THE SURPRISE decision of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to call snap elections for July 23 continued to have knock-on effects on Friday, after the European Parliament decided to delay Spain’s presentation

3 Jun, 2023 @ 09:15

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Spain’s Socialists release attack ad making fun of opposition leader’s lack of English

FROM Felipe Gonzalez to Mariano Rajoy, nearly all of Spain’s prime ministers since the return of democracy have had one problem: their lack of English. And the language of Shakespeare, it turns

1 Jun, 2023 @ 18:30

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