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Minister in Spain laughs off accusations that government is ‘legalising bestiality’

SOCIAL RIGHTS Minister Ione Belarra has laughed off accusations that the Spanish government is ‘decriminalising bestiality’. The leader of the leftist Podemos party said during an interview with YouTuber Rubén Hood that

22 Feb, 2023 @ 20:30

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Daytime TV show in Spain’s Andalusia under fire for debating photo of minister with nipples visible through shirt

A DAYTIME television debate show in Andalusia has drawn widespread criticism, even among its own staff, after it dedicated a segment on Tuesday to debating a photo of a government minister whose

8 Feb, 2023 @ 20:30

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Spain’s Socialist Party commits to changing controversial ‘only yes means yes’ consent law

THE SPANISH government confirmed at the weekend that it will seek to make changes to its controversial ‘only yes means yes’ consent law. The legislation, which came into force in early October,

30 Jan, 2023 @ 17:15

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Fugitive Tiktok Preacher Who 'cured' Covid 19 Patients Is Jailed After Fleeing Long Prison Term For Child Sex Abuse In Spain's Costa Blanca

Number of sex offenders whose sentences have been reduced thanks to new law in Spain hits 129

A TOTAL OF 129 convicted sex offenders have now benefitted from the Spanish government’s ‘only yes means yes’ law, which was aimed at putting consent at the heart of sexual assault cases

30 Dec, 2022 @ 10:15

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Spain’s King Felipe loses 1.1 million viewers for traditional Christmas speech

KING Felipe VI’s traditional Christmas Eve speech attracted a million fewer television viewers than the year before, and had the third-worst audience since he came to power in 2014. In total, 6,711,000

26 Dec, 2022 @ 16:22

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Bill proposed to protect places of geological interest in Spain’s Mallorca

PODEMOS have submitted proposals to the Balearic parliament to give special protection to sites of ‘geological interest’ on the islands. The measures are being fronted by Pablo Jimenez, Deputy of the leftist

15 Jul, 2022 @ 09:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Press Conference Of The Heads Of State After The Nato Madrid Summit.

Spanish government row over increase in defence spending

A ROW has erupted within Spain’s ruling coalition over defence spending. On Tuesday July 6, Pedro Sanchez announced a €1 billion boost to Spain’s defence budget. Such a boost would fulfill the

6 Jul, 2022 @ 12:00

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Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez Prepares For An Interview At A Nato Summit In Madrid

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez under pressure to call general election in Spain

Nearly half of those surveyed by Spanish Newspaper El Mundo think that Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez should call a general election. However, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez struck a positive note about winning

5 Jul, 2022 @ 14:36

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Tax The Rich. Equilibrar La Balanza Fiscal In Madrid

Spanish Equality MP criticised for travelling in to New York via a private jet

THE MP for Equality, Irene Montero, has been heavily criticised by political rivals for flying to New York in the Falcon – a private plane owned by the Spanish government. In the

5 Jul, 2022 @ 13:45

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Opinion poll reveals revitalised Partido Popular under new leader Feijoo could form new Spanish government after December's general election

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 will hold a general election in early

19 May, 2022 @ 14:35

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Pedro Sanchez wins knife-edge vote in Spain’s parliament for big economic recovery package

SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, won a nail-biting vote in Congress on Thursday to secure a massive spending package of €16 billion to boost the economy. The measure got through by two

28 Apr, 2022 @ 18:30

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Spain’s King Felipe VI reveals he is worth €2.6 million

THE King of Spain has revealed his net worth – and it turns out to be a ‘modest’ €2,573,392.80. While that may seem a lot to most people, it is dwarfed by

26 Apr, 2022 @ 14:15

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

US govt Human Rights report slams both Vox and Podemos over press ‘harassment’

THE US State Department has slammed the political parties of Vox and Podemos over their ‘concerning’ treatment of the media in the annual human rights report published on Wednesday. Taking up allegations by

14 Apr, 2022 @ 17:45

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Spain's Top Prosecutor Tries To Get Accurate Picture Of Child Sex Abuse Cases And Complaints Involving Catholic Church

Spain orders accurate tally of ongoing child sex abuse cases and complaints involving Catholic Church

Spain’s Attorney General, Dolores Delgado, has ordered 17 regional chief prosecutors to send details of current judicial probes into child sex abuse by the Catholic Church. The regions have been given until

1 Feb, 2022 @ 17:46

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Pablo Iglesias cuts off his famous pony-tail after leaving politics and quitting Spain’s Podemos party

A WEEK after announcing he was quitting politics after a drubbing at the polls in Madrid, Pablo Iglesias, the former leader of Spain’s radical left party Podemos, delivered another bombshell: he has

12 May, 2021 @ 17:04

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Pablo Iglesias Podemos in Spain's Parliament Madrid

Podemos: Pablo Iglesias ‘resigns from politics’ after drubbing in Madrid election

PABLO Iglesias, the pony-tailed maverick who burst onto the political scene seven years ago with his radical left Podemos threw in the towel last night after a drubbing at the polls in

5 May, 2021 @ 09:00

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Isabel Diaz Ayuso Sweeps The Mayoral Elections On May 4, 2021

Resounding victory for right-wing Covid rebel Isabel Ayuso in Madrid

SPAIN’S conservative Popular Party won a resounding victory in the Madrid region, more than doubling the number of seats delivering a blow to the national ruling Socialist party. But incumbent president Isabel

5 May, 2021 @ 08:58

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Ayuso election poster vandalised on the Madrid metro

Polls show Spain’s right-wing set to win big in Madrid regional elections

SPAIN’S main opposition right-wing Popular Party (PP) is poised to win the snap election in the Madrid region on May 4, returning Isabel Diaz Ayuso to power and doubling their number of

28 Apr, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Right Wing Extremists Blamed For Molotov Cocktail Attack On Far Left Podemos Party Office In Spain's Murcia Region

Ultra right-wing extremists blamed for Molotov attack on Podemos HQ in Spain’s Murcia region

AN explosive device was thrown last night (April 1) into the Cartagena office of the far-left Podemos party and slogans daubed over the front windows. Regional and national Podemos figures have pointed

2 Apr, 2021 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Politics

Spanish judge turns to UK to investigate destruction of card stolen from Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias’ former adviser

The investigation is key in determining if Iglesias deliberately manipulated and disabled the card

19 Jun, 2020 @ 22:31

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics

Fear of coronavirus responsible for low turnout at 8-M Women’s Rights rally, according to Spain’s Equality Minister Irene Montero

IRENE Montero has been caught off camera blaming fear of the coronavirus as the reason why the 8-M march didn’t have as many people as previous years.

2 Jun, 2020 @ 18:15

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Podemos deputy leader, Isabel Serra Sanchez, sentenced to 19 months in prison for her intervention in an eviction in Madrid in 2014

THE deputy leader of Podemos, Isabel Serra Sanchez has been sentenced to 19 months in prison for her intervention in an eviction.

24 Apr, 2020 @ 13:41

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Politics

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Pedro Sanchez on charm offensive to gain support for Spain’s coalition government from Catalan separatists

Sanchez needs to persuade the Catalan Republic Left (ERC) to abstain during the vote, in order to form a government

19 Nov, 2019 @ 21:13

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SPAIN ELECTIONS 2019: Who’s contesting it? What do they want? Who will win?

Spaniards are heading to polling booths for the fourth time in four years this weekend as voters hope to bring an end to the country’s political stalemate. But what are the main

9 Nov, 2019 @ 09:00

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Spain’s moderate Ciudadanos party in CRISIS as its voters leave in droves to support far right Vox in snap election

Vox is set to gain 14% of the overall vote, after the PP in second place (21.2% and 91 seats) and the left wing PSOE first (27.3% and 121 votes)

3 Nov, 2019 @ 14:55

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Shakespeare, bonsai trees, fish suppers…how Spain’s politicians wind down in the run-up to the elections

Game of Thrones is also a popular choice...

2 Nov, 2019 @ 09:01

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