Tag: Partido Popular
‘JUST THE JOB’ as Orihuela mayor is accused of taking €200,000 for work he never did on Spain’s Costa...
ORIHUELA mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, will go to court to answer a charge that he embezzled over €200,000 of public money over a non-existent job. The...
‘TAXING TIMES’ for ex-IMF boss and Spanish bank chairman Rodrigo Rato who faces 70 years in prison
A former head of the International Monetary Fund(IMF) and chairman of Spain's Bankia, Rodrigo Rato, could be jailed for 70 years if he is...
THE POWER GAME as Murcia’s Partido Popular president Fernando Lopez Miras overturns next week’s likely ousting
A move to oust the Partido Popular-led Murcia government next week has unexpectedly collapsed this morning(March 12). Today's shock development came after three Ciudadanos members...
POLL: Right-wing government would hold onto Spain’s Andalucia if election held tomorrow following historic 2018 victory
ANDALUCIA would remain in the hands of a right-wing government if an election were held tomorrow, a new poll has suggested. The Partido Popular...
Newly-elected Brit councillor hopeful of attempts to move past long standing rivalries of Spain’s politics
It comes after Ciudadanos continues to rule out any form of pacts with the PSOE on a national level, while the PSOE refuses to work with the Partido Popular either
Spain’s Partido Popular wants to take power back from Andalucia and other autonomous regions to ‘prevent corruption’
Casado insisted the move would see Spain being administered ‘more effectively’
FAR-RIGHT: Vox agrees coalition deal in Spain’s Andalucia to end 36-year Socialist rule
It marks the first time a far-right party has had a role in Spanish regional government since Franco died in 1975
Spanish government furious after PP party post video on Twitter ‘wishing’ Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to die
Government officials have threatened legal action over the tweet which saw a father reading out his son's Three Kings wish list
THEY’VE DONE IT: Right wing pact to throw Socialists out of Spain’s Andalucia
A TRIO of right wing parties have come to an agreement to end 36 years of socialist rule in Andalucia.Juan Manuel Moreno will be...
ELECTION SHOCKER: Spain’s far-right party Vox win first ever seats in Andalucia as PSOE decimated
It is the first time a far-right Spanish political party has gained seats in a regional election since 1975, when General Franco's death brought the return of democracy
OPINION: Is fake news plaguing Mijas?
Accusations slamming the PP party in Mijas are baseless, writes Bill Anderson
New leaked ‘Operacion Kitchen’ documents reveal how Spain’s Partido Popular leaders siphoned off millions for suits and a wedding
Revealed in a series of hand-written notes, kept by former PP treasurer Luis Barcenas, the documents demonstrate how the party was illegally funded on a national scale
Susana Diaz denies illegal funding of PSOE and refuses to apologise in fiery argument with PP
Diaz constantly interrupted the Senator and managed to evade the most controversial questions about corruption on Andalucia
Spain’s PP leader Pablo Casado probed over party’s SECOND fake degree scandal
It comes after former leader of Madrid, Cristina Cifuentes was forced to resign following a fake degree obtained from the same university
No snap election for Spain announces prime minister Pedro Sanchez
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he will not call for a snap election in a bid to ‘normalise’ the country’s political climate
Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez promises to exhume the remains of General Franco
The controversial site has faced huge criticism for being the only remaining monument dedicated to a fascist leader in Europe
Masterminds of Spain’s biggest EVER corruption case sentenced to 113 years behind bars
Correa was convicted of heading a corrupt network that worked with party officials in the Partido Popular
Spanish politician announces new flights from Spain to ‘Manchester United’ airport
During a TV interview, the president of the region of Murcia confused the city with the famous football team and said tickets are already available to buy
Pressure mounts for resignation of PP leader Cristina Cifuentes amid ‘fake university degree’ scandal
Despite calls for resignation from opposition parties, Podemos and PSOE, Cifuentes insisted she will not step down because she has 'not lied about anything'
Mariano Rajoy’s Partido Popular would win Spain general election if it was held today
MARIANO Rajoy would win another four years as prime minister of Spain if a general election was held today. A new poll today shows ruling...
FOUR MORE YEARS? Mariano Rajoy will seek third term as Spain’s prime minister
MARIANO Rajoy will run for prime minister again. The current Spain leader made the announcement during a radio interview this week, but said there were...
RESIGN RAJOY: Huge Twitter campaign demands Spanish PM steps down
THE Prime Minister of Spain, Mariano Rajoy, is under immense pressure to resign following the action of the Spanish National Police in Catalunya. A Twitter...
Spanish city under fire for handing out ‘cocaine cards’ and advice on how to snort Class A drug
News of the campaign only came out this week, sparking criticism from the Partido Popular in Bilbao
Spain’s top anti-corruption prosecutor resigns over links to offshore company in Panama
The PSOE said his resignation came too late
Spain urged to deal with systemic corruption by international watchdog
The body has called on the Spanish government to act immediately
Malaga politicians seek harsher sentences for animal cruelty
Partido Popular MPs Avelino Barrionuevo and Joaquín Ramírez are to start the process of having the changes enshrined in law
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Court orders man to pay back his dead wife’s inheritance in Spain because he found love again
A man has lost his dead wife's inheritance because he broke a promise not to have a relationship with another woman. A court in A...
