Tag: politics
Socialists rally to demand Pedro Sanchez resurrect PSOE leadership role
Sixty eight politicians from across Spain rallied in Madrid to plead with the former PSOE general secretary to stand for re-election to the top job at the party's 2017 congress
How the UK and expats will be affected in the 1,000 days after Brexit
With the polls neck-and-neck, Marbella lawyer Alex Radford takes a look at what a Brexit will mean in the days, months and years following an out vote:
British ambassador Simon Manley comes to Malaga with urgent Brexit message for expats in Spain
'We can give people here absolutely no assurance about what will happen should the British people choose to leave the EU'
Last ditch attempt to form government
Politicians meet royalty for final effort to form government
King Felipe asks PSOE leader Pedro Sanchez to form a government
The King has asked Pedro Sanchez to form a government
GENERAL ELECTION SPECIAL: Election fever sweeps nation
Spain’s most closely-fought general election since the return to democracy marks a new era of multi-party politics
Catalan president Artur Mas faces high court trial over unofficial referendum
While Mas laughed off the case as mere ‘political orchestration’, he and his deputies could be barred from public office if found guilty
Spanish developers create corrupt mayor app
'Corrupt Mayor Clicker' pokes fun at corruption in the Spanish political system
British comedian Russell Brand backs Spain’s Podemos
The self-confessed member of the ‘don’t-vote party’, Brand talked up a ‘new type of politics’ in his latest rant on YouTube channel The Trews
Controversial senior Podemos candidate resigns over differences in the party
Podemos ructions over upstart People’s Party in Spain as number three resigns
Suffering from UK election fatigue?
Richard Alexander prescribes sage advice for those suffering from election fatigue
Podemos sets up in Andalucia for ‘crucial’ elections while Teresa Rodriguez heads to London
"If anywhere needs political regeneration and fresh air, it's Andalucia," said Inigo Errejon
Divide and conquer?
As Madrid Socialists cast out stalwart Tomas Gomez, PP ranks prepare for power play, writes Mario Alegria
Spanish judge investigating how PP slush fund files were deleted loses vital evidence
The documents with key information about the illegal PP payments have 'disappeared'
VIDEO: Wife of Mayor of Mijas goes viral with song of support for May re-election
IT could have been love or political ambition that led the wife of the mayor of Mijas to make her singer-songwriter debut in a...
Change must come
Wrought with corruption and more divided than ever, it is no surprise people are backing Podemos
Spain’s Prime Minister Rajoy knew of corrupt slush-fund, says former PP treasurer
Luis Barcenas insists Rajoy knew about corrupt payments 'from the beginning'
New Year’s revolutions
2015 looks to be a year of politics and pensions
Podemos back in first place, says latest opinion poll
The anti-corruption party would take 28.2% of the vote
Spanish political parties accused of dodging the law using crowdfunding websites
Watchdog calling for legal loophole to be closed
PP comes out top in opinion poll, followed by PSOE and Podemos
But PP votes have almost halved from 2011 elections
Named and shamed: the worst MEPs in Europe
Racists, homophobes and drug convicts...they are a strange bunch
Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias immortalised taking a dump
Pablo Iglesias joins a long list of defecating figurines which includes the likes of Gareth Bale
Podemos announces massive display of ‘social muscle’ in Madrid
The anti-corruption party is planning a huge protest in the capital on January 31
VIDEO: Franco-supporting dog learns fascist salute and plays dead for Pablo Iglesias
The pup's YouTube video has gone viral
Scottish Referendum: What next?
With the vote cast, the future’s looking good for the UK economy writes Richard Alexander
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Spain’s Met Office activates new weather warning for freezing temperatures in Malaga, Cordoba and Granada
THE icy temperatures continue to dominate weather forecasts across Spain and much of Andalucia—with a new weather warning activated due to lows of -4ºC...
