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Partido Popular make big municipal election gains but socialists see off challenge in parts of Spain’s southern Costa Blanca
NEW mayors are on the way for Elche and Orihuela following success for the Partido Popular(PP) in Sunday's municipal elections.
Elche produced one of the...
Partido Popular strengthens its hold on Murcia region government in Spain
THE PARTIDO POPULAR strengthened its control of the Murcia regional assembly following Sunday's elections, gaining five seats- two short of an overall majority.
It means...
Conservative Partido Popular ousts left-wing coalition that has ruled Spain’s Valencia region since 2015
CARLOS MAZON will be the new Valencian government president after the Partido Popular(PP) topped the poll in Sunday's regional elections.
Needing 50 seats to grab...
Raul Orellana, mayor of Órgiva in Spain’s Granada, on exercising your vote in the municipal elections on May 28
KNOWN as the capital of the Alpujarra, Órgiva is a cultural melting pot with residents of 65 different nationalities living and working together. Raul...
Private managers get ‘boot-out’ date from running public health in Denia area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE management of the Marina Alta health department in Alicante Province will pass from private to public hands on January 31, 2024.
Valencian health minister,...
Man who threatened to blow up Spanish PP party headquarters in Palma sentenced
A man who threatened to blow up the conservative Partido Popular political party headquarters in Palma has been sentenced.The 23-year-old pleaded guilty on Wednesday...
Pedro Sanchez says court veto over appointing judges is ‘unprecedented’ in Spain’s democratic history
A crisis has erupted in Spain after the Constitutional Court(CGPJ) blocked the Senate from voting on a bill to change the way that judges...
Controversial plans blocked for development on unspoilt part of Spain’s Costa Blanca
A controversial seafront development near Benissa is in doubt after the local council suspended its building licence and ordered a new environmental study.
The news...
Corrupt ex-Costa Blanca mayor in Spain gets prison term over waste contract bungs
FORMER Calpe mayor, Francisco Javier Morato, and two ex-Partido Popular councillors have been convicted of receiving bribes over a waste contract awarded in 1998.
Javier...
No winter energy rationing in Spain, says government minister
A government minister has ruled out any energy rationing this winter in Spain.
Speaking to Telecinco on Wednesday, Ecological Transition Minister, Teresa Ribera, said: “Energy...
Pedro Sanchez announces new electricity bill tax cuts in Spain
TAX on electricity bills will be cut in Spain this weekend- the second time in less than a year.
Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, announced in...
Politicians force cancellation of popular fiestas in Costa Blanca town in Spain
BENEJUZAR has cancelled all of its 2022 fiestas after a council meeting voted down a proposal to pay for them.
The news means the abrupt...
Opinion poll reveals revitalised Partido Popular could form new government in Spain after December’s general election
A respected monthly opinion poll is spelling potentially serious problems for the left-of-centre coalition led by Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez.
Sanchez recently said that Spain...
Spain’s Andalucia region gears up for election on June 19
ANDALUCIANS will go to the ballot box on Sunday, June 19.
Regional president Juanma Moreno confirmed two weeks ago that he would dissolve the regional...
British councillor announces resignation from Mar Menor council in Spain for health reasons
ILL health has forced a British councillor to resign from Los Alcazares council after being in post for just 13 months.
Jo Scott filled a...
Costa Blanca mayor cleared of Covid-19 vaccine queue-jumping in Spain
CORRUPTION proceedings against La Nucia mayor, Bernabe Cano, who was accused of abusing his status to get an early Covid-19 vaccine, have been dismissed...
Court dismisses corruption charges against Covid-19 queue-jumping Costa Blanca mayoral couple in Spain
A Denia judge has junked bribery and corruption charges against a Costa Blanca mayoral couple who got an early Covid-19 vaccination in January 2021.
Els...
Partido Popular in Spain to annoint Alberto Nuñez Feijoo as new leader at Sevilla conference this weekend
SPAIN'S main opposition party, the conservative Partido Popular(PP) will crown ex-Galicia region president, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo as its new leader at a special party...
Galicia president Feijoo gets unopposed run to be proclaimed as new leader of Spain’s Partido Popular
GALICIA president Alberto Nuñez Feijoo will succeed Pablo Casado as leader of Spain's conservative Partido Popular.
Feijoo received over 55,000 nominations on Thursday after a...
Far-right Vox party gets first taste of regional government power in Spain
THE far-right Vox party has achieved its first foothold in running a regional government in Spain after it secured a coalition deal on Thursday...
Queue-jumping Costa Blanca mayor quits, 14 months after getting unauthorised Covid jab in Spain
ONE of three Alicante Province mayors who queue-jumped in January 2021 to get an unauthorised Covid-19 vaccine shot has been forced to resign.
Ximo Coll...
New twist in decades-long environmental fight over undeveloped beach area on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A legal challenge has been sent to Valencia's Superior Court over a controversial development of 2,274 homes at Cala Mosca on the Orihuela Costa.
The...
Transsexual woman wants to become the new leader of Spain’s Partido Popular
A transsexual woman from Gandia in Valencia Province says she wants to become the next leader of Spain's Partido Popular.
Alexia Herranz, 29, plans to...
Galicia’s Alberto Nuñez Feijoo announces Partido Popular leadership bid in Spain
GALICIA president, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, has officially put himself forward as the next leader of Spain's conservative Partido Popular.
The Galician leader has been the...
Beggars and prostitutes face fines of up to €3,000 in Spain’s Alicante City
FINES of up to €3,000 could be handed to beggars and prostitutes on Alicante streets after the city council passed a new wide-ranging ordnance.
The...
Blow for Pedro Sanchez socialists as far-right Vox party gets big boost in regional elections in Spain’s Castilla y...
FAR-RIGHT party Vox won 13 seats in yesterday's Castilla y Leon regional elections which will make it kingmaker in a Partido Popular-led coalition.
The PSOE...
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