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Video: Elderly woman harangues Spain’s leftist equality minister over her luxury home purchase
EQUALITY MINISTER Irene Montero got into a heated debate on the campaign trail on Wednesday, after an elderly woman in Valencia criticised the leftist...
Spain approves €2.19 billion plan to combat effects of ongoing drought
THE SPANISH government on Thursday announced a €2.19 billion plan aimed at combating the effects of the ongoing drought in Spain.
The Cabinet approved a...
Explainer: Why Spain’s leftist parties could hold the key to the 2023 general election
SPAIN’S political parties are focussing their attention right now on the upcoming regional and local elections, which will be held across much of the...
Lawmaker from Spain’s Popular Party accused of aiming death threat at prime minister in Congress
A LAWMAKER from the conservative Popular Party has been accused by his Socialist colleagues of making a death threat against Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez...
Leader of Spain’s opposition calls for changes so that most-voted party takes power
SPAIN’S national political system used to be a two-party one, with the Socialists and the conservative Popular Party taking it in turns to govern...
Doctor tells court that disgraced politician José Antonio Griñán should not go to jail
A DOCTOR has told the Seville High Court that former Andalusian president José Antonio Griñán should not go to jail due to the prostate...
Poll: Splits in left could see PP, Vox take power at 2023 general elections in Spain
DIVISIONS among Spain’s leftist parties could see the right wing take power at the next general election, which is due to take place in...
Ex councillor sees motorhome torched outside his home after hate campaign on Spain’s Costa del Sol
The fire occurred in the Parque Clavero area of Malaga in front of the former councillor's home and his wife and children
Ex-Junta de Andalucia president among 19 people jailed for total of 86 years in Spain’s ERE corruption scandal
Ex-Junta president Jose Antonio Grinan has been sentenced to six years jail and banned from office for 15 years
Brexit awareness event for British and EU citizens to be held in Spain
The Association of Europeans in Catalonia have set the date for October 3, when speakers from relevant groups will speak with the public about the ‘about human and emotional impact of Brexit.’
AND THEY’RE OFF: Expats across Spain head to the polls
Registered foreigners hold the key to elections in many key tourist resorts
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
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THE CONSERVATIVE Popular Party was the big winner at Sunday’s regional and local elections, at which 12 of Spain’s regions and more than 8,000...
