Partido Popular

New Valencia president voted into office to replace Carlos Mazon with the help of far-right Vox party

JUANFRAN Perez Llorca has been elected as the new Valencian president after winning an investiture vote in parliament on Thursday. Perez Llorca- who will step

28 Nov, 2025 @ 11:52

Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

Prosecutors to get complaint about Carlos Mazon ‘lying to Congress’ during Valencia flood inquiry hearing

THE Valencian socialist party(PSPV-PSOE) will complain to the Prosecutor’s Office about acting regional president, Carlos Mazon, ‘lying’ to Congress. Mazon, who resigned on November 3,

18 Nov, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

Immigrants in Spain could be required to speak Spanish to B2 level in order to claim Spanish nationality

IMMIGRANTS looking to obtain Spanish nationality could have to speak Castilian to a B2 level – equivalent to a strong grade at A-level – under

16 Oct, 2025 @ 14:32

Lead·Politics

21 major wildfires still active in Spain as Pedro Sanchez promises 'disaster area' status

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez moves to make abortion a constitutional right

SPAIN’S prime minister Pedro Sanchez has floated the idea of making abortion a part of the nation’s constitution amid fears that a future right-wing government

5 Oct, 2025 @ 13:35

Health·Lead·Politics

Outrage in Andalucia as up to 2,000 women affected by errors in breast cancer screenings

THE Junta has admitted that up to 2,000 women in Andalucia may have experienced delays in breast cancer diagnoses following a series of failures in

2 Oct, 2025 @ 18:19

Andalucia·Health·Lead

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez calls for Israel to be banned from sporting competitions – and doubles down on ‘admiration’ for Vuelta protesters

SPAIN’S prime minister Pedro Sanchez has doubled down on his support for the thousands of pro-Palestine protesters who forced the cancellation of the final stage

16 Sep, 2025 @ 21:18

Lead·Politics·Sport

‘A disgrace to Spain’: Pedro Sanchez under fire for praising pro-Palestine protesters who halted Vuelta a España finale and injured 22 police

THE violent scenes that forced the cancellation of the grand finale of the Vuelta a España have triggered a bitter political row in Spain after

15 Sep, 2025 @ 13:23

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Spain's PM Pedro Sanchez apologises for latest corruption scandal but won't call early elections

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez ‘lived off father-in-law’s gay brothels and saunas’, conservative opposition claim

PRIME minister Pedro Sanchez has been accused of profiting from a network of gay brothels allegedly run by his late father-in-law as a debate in

13 Jul, 2025 @ 12:30

Lead·Politics

Ex-Valencia president Francisco Camps launches spectacular comeback in bid to oust Carlos Mazon

FORMER Valencian president, Francisco Camps, says he wants to oust underfire Carlos Mazon as the Partido Popular(PP) nominee for the 2027 regional elections. Camps, 62,

10 Jul, 2025 @ 13:00

Lead·Politics·Valencian Community

Spain approves law to pardon Catalan independence leaders in boost for PM Pedro Sanchez

EMBATTLED prime minister Pedro Sanchez has received a welcome boost after Spain’s Constitutional Court voted to approve a highly contentious amnesty law designed to withdraw

26 Jun, 2025 @ 14:50

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Spain probes cyber weaknesses of small generators amid investigation into nationwide blackout

SENIOR officials in the Spanish government have expressed ‘concerns’ about the cyber defence capabilities of small electricity generators as investigators continue to search for the

13 May, 2025 @ 18:54

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead

Spain’s PM told to resign by opposition leader over lack of ‘blackout’ explanation

SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has been told to resign over last week’s power blackout and has been accused of leading the country to ‘general

7 May, 2025 @ 14:00

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain’s conservatives spark international row over spoof reality show ‘Corruption Island’ that’s ‘set in the Dominican Republic’

A COMPLAINT from the Domincan Republic has forced Spain’s main opposition political party to remove a social media video featuring an AI-generated image of Prime

7 Mar, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·National News·Politics

Valencia president Carlos Mazon gets big warning from party boss that 'there's no more room for mistakes' in handling of flood disaster aftermath

Valencia president Carlos Mazon gets stern warning from party boss over ‘no more room for mistakes’ in handling of flood disaster aftermath

UNDERFIRE Valencia president, Carlos Mazon, has been warned by his party boss that ‘there’s no more room for mistakes’ in his handling of the region’s

18 Nov, 2024 @ 18:45

Lead·Politics·Valencia

Spain's opposition demands a 'state of emergency' be declared over the devastating Valencia floods

Spain’s opposition demands a ‘national emergency’ be declared over the devastating Valencia floods

THE leader of Spain’s main opposition party- the conservative Partido Popular(PP)- has said he wants the national government to manage the Valencia flood crisis. Alberto

4 Nov, 2024 @ 19:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain-Venezuela row latest: Spain denies ‘complicity’ after Venezuelan opposition leader claims he was forced to sign letter accepting Maduro election victory

THE Spanish government has denied allegedly facilitating the exile of Edmundo Gonzalez after the Venezuela opposition leader, who arrived in Madrid over a fortnight ago,

24 Sep, 2024 @ 16:38

Lead·Politics

Sagrada Familia Pinnacle Of Jesus Christ Tower Presented

Tourist tax in Spain’s Barcelona is set to increase by over 20% from this date

TOURISTS visiting Barcelona from October 1 are set to be hit by a rise in charges after the city council agreed to increase visitor levies

23 Sep, 2024 @ 11:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez is under fire after appointing government minister and ally as new Bank of Spain chief

PEDRO Sanchez has been accused of ‘colonising’ the independent Bank of Spain after reports emerged that a government minister is set to be announced as

4 Sep, 2024 @ 14:40

Lead·Politics

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez embarks on African tour in search of plan to stop boat migrants

PEDRO Sanchez is today embarking on a tour of three west African countries in an effort to stem the tide of irregular migrants who attempt

27 Aug, 2024 @ 13:39

Canary Islands·Lead·Politics

Who is Carles Puigdemont and why are police hunting him in Spain? All you need to know about the exiled Catalan separatist leader

THE Mossos d’Esquadra, Catalunya’s police force, launched ‘Operation Cage’ this morning in an attempt to locate and arrest Carles Puigdemont, the separatist leader who has

8 Aug, 2024 @ 15:17

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Pedro Sanchez cancels engagements due to death of wife Begoña Gomez's father

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called to testify in court as part of judicial probe into wife’s business activities

THE Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, has been notified by a judge that he will have to testify as a witness in an ongoing judicial

22 Jul, 2024 @ 17:17

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Pedro Sanchez’s government faces calls from right-wing opposition to declare a ‘migration emergency’ as shocking figures reveal that one migrant dies every 45 minutes trying to reach Spain

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez is facing calls to declare an official state of ‘migratory emergency’ for the whole of Spain as concern over small boat

16 Jul, 2024 @ 12:55

Canary Islands·Lead·Politics

Spanish national football team celebrates winning UEFA Euro 2024 in Madrid

Euro 2024: Gibraltar government slams ‘offensive, discriminatory political statements’ after Spain’s victorious football team chants ‘rancid remarks’ about British Overseas Territory

THE Gibraltar government has issued a statement slamming what it described as ‘rancid chants’ about the British Overseas Territory made in public yesterday by several

16 Jul, 2024 @ 11:55

Lead·Politics·Sport

Santiago Abascal, Vox leader. Photo by Cordon Press

Migration policy sees Spain’s far-right Vox ditch coalition agreements with conservative Partido Popular across Spain, including Valencia, the Balearics and Murcia

SPAIN’S far-right Vox party last night dropped a political bombshell, as it announced it would be walking away from its coalition governments with the conservative

12 Jul, 2024 @ 10:40

Lead·Politics

Political chaos as far-right Vox party plans to quit regional government coalitions in Spain

THE far-right Vox party is set to scrap its regional government coalition deals with the conservative Partido Popular(PP) in a dispute over young migrants. Vox

11 Jul, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·National News·Politics

Pablo Iglesias, Alberto Garzón Y Miren Gorrotxategi En El Acto De Unidas Podemos Para Las Elecciones Vascas En Bilbao

Spain’s police ‘searched for information about Podemos politicians’ nearly 7,000 times as part of so-called ‘dirty war’ against leftist party under Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy

OFFICERS from Spain’s Policia Nacional searched for information about politicians from Podemos some 6,903 times as part of a so-called ‘dirty war’ against the new

11 Jul, 2024 @ 15:44

Lead·Politics

New Valencia president voted into office to replace Carlos Mazon with the help of far-right Vox party

Prosecutors to get complaint about Carlos Mazon ‘lying to Congress’ during Valencia flood inquiry hearing

Immigrants in Spain could be required to speak Spanish to B2 level in order to claim Spanish nationality

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez moves to make abortion a constitutional right

Outrage in Andalucia as up to 2,000 women affected by errors in breast cancer screenings

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez calls for Israel to be banned from sporting competitions – and doubles down on ‘admiration’ for Vuelta protesters

‘A disgrace to Spain’: Pedro Sanchez under fire for praising pro-Palestine protesters who halted Vuelta a España finale and injured 22 police

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez ‘lived off father-in-law’s gay brothels and saunas’, conservative opposition claim

Ex-Valencia president Francisco Camps launches spectacular comeback in bid to oust Carlos Mazon

Spain approves law to pardon Catalan independence leaders in boost for PM Pedro Sanchez

Spain probes cyber weaknesses of small generators amid investigation into nationwide blackout

Spain’s PM told to resign by opposition leader over lack of ‘blackout’ explanation

Spain’s conservatives spark international row over spoof reality show ‘Corruption Island’ that’s ‘set in the Dominican Republic’

Valencia president Carlos Mazon gets stern warning from party boss over ‘no more room for mistakes’ in handling of flood disaster aftermath

Spain’s opposition demands a ‘national emergency’ be declared over the devastating Valencia floods

Spain-Venezuela row latest: Spain denies ‘complicity’ after Venezuelan opposition leader claims he was forced to sign letter accepting Maduro election victory

Tourist tax in Spain’s Barcelona is set to increase by over 20% from this date

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez is under fire after appointing government minister and ally as new Bank of Spain chief

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez embarks on African tour in search of plan to stop boat migrants

Who is Carles Puigdemont and why are police hunting him in Spain? All you need to know about the exiled Catalan separatist leader

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called to testify in court as part of judicial probe into wife’s business activities

Pedro Sanchez’s government faces calls from right-wing opposition to declare a ‘migration emergency’ as shocking figures reveal that one migrant dies every 45 minutes trying to reach Spain

Euro 2024: Gibraltar government slams ‘offensive, discriminatory political statements’ after Spain’s victorious football team chants ‘rancid remarks’ about British Overseas Territory

Migration policy sees Spain’s far-right Vox ditch coalition agreements with conservative Partido Popular across Spain, including Valencia, the Balearics and Murcia

Political chaos as far-right Vox party plans to quit regional government coalitions in Spain

Spain’s police ‘searched for information about Podemos politicians’ nearly 7,000 times as part of so-called ‘dirty war’ against leftist party under Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy

Estepona hospital to finally become ‘fully operational’ – including for A&E, surgeries and X-rays – after staff boost

OP INVESTIGATES: Inside the sinister force calling for a ‘second reconquest’ to banish Muslims from Europe – as Spain’s far right celebrates 50th anniversary of dictator Franco’s death

Scandal-ridden mayor of Estepona pays back salary of ‘lover’ he gave job to – but ‘denies guilt’

The data doesn’t lie: Why global funds are massively investing in Spain’s property market

WATCH: Two Italian mafia mobsters wanted for extortion, murder, and kidnapping are arrested in Spain