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Pressure grows on Madrid regional premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso to quit, after revelation that her partner admitted tax fraud...

OPPOSITION parties in the Madrid regional government ramped up the pressure on Partido Popular (PP) premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso to quit on Thursday, after...

Leading pollster in Spain who misjudged regional elections in Galicia blames nuns for skewing the vote

SPAIN’S leading pollster who was widely ridiculed after misjudging the recent Galician regional elections has blamed nuns for boosting the right-wing vote.  Jose Felix Tezanos,...

Could the Socialist-led government in Spain collapse? After snap elections called in Catalunya, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez abandons plans...

SPAIN’S Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has abandoned efforts to reach a cross-party deal to pass a budget for this year, after snap elections...

Guns, 23 cellphones, cryptocurrency, and €500 notes: What police found in the house of Koldo Garcia, the man at...

POLICE investigators made some startling discoveries when they searched the home of Koldo Garcia, the former right-hand man of ex-Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos...

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez defends government’s actions over ongoing Covid mask scandal 

SPAIN’S Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez sought to defend his government’s actions today, in the midst of the first corruption scandal to hit his...

Speaker of the house in Spain’s Congress defends her innocence after opposition accusations of corruption in ongoing Covid mask...

THE Socialist speaker of Spain’s Congress of Deputies, Francina Armengol, held a press conference on Tuesday in a bid to defend her actions while...

Pressure grows on speaker in Spain’s Congress of Deputies to quit, after more details emerge about Covid mask scandal

PRESSURE was growing on Monday for the speaker in Spain’s lower house of parliament, the Congress of Deputies, to quit, as more details emerged...

Partido Popular spokesperson denies any involvement in Covid mask scandal engulfing Spanish politics, despite being mentioned by the two...

PHONE taps carried out by the Spanish Guardia Civil while investigating an alleged corruption scandal involving the sale of face masks during the worst...

Judge investigating Covid mask corruption scandal points to former Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos as an ‘intermediary’, despite his...

THE High Court judge investigating an alleged corruption ring involving the sale of masks during the worst days of the Covid-19 pandemic has pointed...

Opposition leader accuses Spain’s prime minister of covering up alleged Covid mask corruption scandal, as former Transport Minister Jose...

THE leader of Spain’s main opposition Partido Popular (PP), Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, used his platform in Congress on Wednesday to accuse Socialist Party (PSOE)...

Costa del Sol train latest: Malaga Provincial Council demands the suspension the AP-7 toll road until the government of...

IN a rare show of political unity, the Socialist Party (PSOE) and the conservative Partido Popular (PP) voted together on Wednesday in Malaga to...

Senior home in Spain’s Madrid where three women died in fire had emergency exits blocked, no water pressure in...

THE part-public senior home in Spain’s Madrid region where three women died after a fire broke out there on Sunday suffered a litany of...

Spain’s opposition Partido Popular in chaos after leader Alberto Nuñez Feijoo makes ‘off the record’ U-turn on Catalan amnesty

AHEAD of this weekend’s regional elections in Galicia, Spain’s conservative Partido Popular (PP) has been plunged into chaos after off-the-record comments reportedly made by...

Drought latest in Spain: Andalucia approves €217m plan – these are the measures being prepared

THE Junta have announced a new package of anti-drought measures worth €217m, as fears of looming water restrictions continue to mount. The region’s Minister for...

Suspect in attempted murder of co-founder of Spain’s hard-right Vox party arrested in Colombia

A VENEZUELAN citizen was arrested earlier this week when trying to enter Colombia on suspicions that he was one of the hitmen that tried...

WATCH: Outrage as councillor is accused of rigging a local lottery in Spain’s Andalucia after pulling the name of...

A CHRISTMAS lottery in Andalucia has been thrown into disrepute after eagle-eyed onlookers suspected a local councillor of rigging its outcome. Jose Luis Madueño, a...

After debate in Congress, Spain’s political parties – except far-right Vox – agree to change language in Constitution covering...

LAWMAKERS from all of the parties in Spain’s Congress of Deputies, with the exception of far-right Vox, took the first step on Tuesday to...

Woman with Down’s syndrome is praised around the world after being sworn into parliament in Spain following historic election...

SPAIN'S first elected parliamentarian with Down's syndrome has said that 'society can now see that people with Down's have a lot to contribute'. 46-year-old Mar...

Alicante to get low-emissions zone with no fines, an ‘antiabortion office’, and a service to get rid of squatters...

THE CITY of Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca is to get a low-emissions zone, albeit with no fines, an ‘antiabortion office’, and a service...

Scrooges! Charity in Spain is told it will NOT be allowed to feed 600 homeless people in a park...

A VALENCIA charity that has been feeding around 600 homeless people daily from a trailer in the city's Turia Gardens has been told to...

Spain’s capital rolls back LGBT+ rights: These are the laws and protections no longer in place across Madrid from...

REGIONAL Trans and gay rights protection laws in the Community of Madrid were in effect repealed on Friday by the Partido Popular(PP) administration led...

Spain’s main opposition leader snubs invite to meet from Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez

THE LEADER of Spain’s main opposition Partido Popular (PP), Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, has snubbed an invite for a meeting extended by the prime minister,...

Spain’s controversial amnesty law for Catalan separatists passes first hurdle in Congress after bitter debate

THE CONTROVERSIAL plan to grant amnesty to anyone involved in the Catalan independence drive passed its first hurdle on Tuesday, after it was approved...

Smoking ban plans for bar and restaurant terraces are ‘crazy’ says top politician in Spain

MADRID'S mayor Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida, has branded proposals to ban smoking on bar and restaurant terraces as 'crazy'. His comments came on Tuesday- a day...

King Felipe of Spain defends his country’s constitution as he opens Congress after months of political deadlock

THREE of Spain's regional parties boycotted Wednesday's opening of a new Congress session by King Felipe- nearly two weeks after Pedro Sanchez won the...

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez calls on ministers for ‘unity’ as turbulent term in office begins

SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has sent a letter to his new Cabinet members calling on them for ‘coordination’ and ‘unity’ ahead of what...

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