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Leader of Spain’s opposition calls for changes so that most-voted party takes power

Simon Hunter - 24 Jan, 2023 @ 15:45

SPAIN’S national political system used to be a two-party one, with the Socialists and the conservative Popular Party taking it in turns to govern...

Andalucia

WE’VE GOT THE POWER: Dozens of expats fill up the ballot lists for vital local elections in Spain’s Andalucia

Laurence Dollimore - 22 May, 2019 @ 13:12

All around Andalucia, Brits, Scandinavians and other northern Europeans have thrown their hats in the ring

Politics

British expat becomes first ever foreign councillor in Manilva

Rob Horgan - 25 May, 2015 @ 13:32

British expat Dean Tyler Shelton is ‘over the moon’ after he was voted in as a councillor in the May 24 local elections

Opinion

Spain’s local elections: OUR turn to make a difference

Rob Horgan - 20 May, 2015 @ 15:09

In this country full of nepotic town halls and scandal-ridden politicians, the time is ripe for a new dawn

Politics

Local election special: The ins and outs of the May 24 vote

Rob Horgan - 18 May, 2015 @ 09:00

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

Andalucia

Meet the expats standing in the upcoming local elections

Rob Horgan - 17 May, 2015 @ 09:00

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...

Politics

PP spend more on local election campaigns than all other parties put together

Iona Napier - 16 May, 2015 @ 09:00

PP party budget stretches to a huge €20.5 million

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Anti-Europe UKIP party takes seats in British local elections

Imogen Calderwood - 23 May, 2014 @ 10:35

Early results indicate European Parliament elections could go the same way

Blogs

To vote, or not to vote…

Charlotte Hanson - 22 May, 2011 @ 08:05

It's the municipal elections in Spain today. Our blogger Charlotte Hanson is off to cast her vote at the polling station. Are you?

Andalucia

Expat voting troubles

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 23 Mar, 2010 @ 12:32

Partido Popular highlights expat difficulties in voter registration

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Around the clock work continues on the A-395 access road to Spain’s Sierra Nevada in bid to open for...

Cristina Hodgson - 2 Feb, 2023 @ 09:15

SKILLED road maintenance operatives work around the clock in an effort to open the blocked Sierra Nevada road this weekend. At least eight people were...

New Gibraltar nature reserve website offers more options than ever before for international visitors

2 Feb, 2023 @ 09:00

Spain’s Malaga bids farewell to freezing weather and returns to normal temperatures for February

2 Feb, 2023 @ 08:45

Protests break out after Spain’s latest gender-based violence saw a woman allegedly killed by her husband in La Linea...

1 Feb, 2023 @ 20:15

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Spain’s La Liga rails against England’s Premier League for ‘cheating’ after €1 billion January transfer mega splurge

1 Feb, 2023 @ 19:30

New self-employed workers in Spain get nasty surprise as Social Security system overcharges them

1 Feb, 2023 @ 18:45

Air Nostrum pilots in Spain vote massively in favour of indefinite strike

1 Feb, 2023 @ 18:30

Inside the Hippodromo: Urgent pleas to investigate Mijas raceourse where Amy Fitzpatrick could be buried

1 Feb, 2023 @ 18:00

New landmark of 20 million people working in Spain, according to government statistics

Freeze mortgage rates, says Spain’s labour minister after BBVA posts record profits

1 Feb, 2023 @ 17:15

Spain’s Defence Ministry evacuated after two suspicious packages detected

1 Feb, 2023 @ 16:30

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1 Feb, 2023 @ 15:45

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