Tag: Santiago Abascal
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson joins far-right Vox leader at anti-Catalan amnesty protests in Madrid
FORMER Fox News presenter Tucker Carlson was present in Madrid on Monday at the 11th night in a row of protests called in opposition...
Vox diverted €11m of public money to a foundation and private company, claims former high-ranking member of Spain’s far-right...
A FORMER high-ranking politician from Vox has claimed that the far-right party has diverted as much as €11 million of public money to a...
Spain’s caretaker prime minister holds unprecedented meetings with Basque and Catalan separatists
SPAIN’S caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez took the unprecedented step on Friday of allowing himself to be photographed with representatives from two of the...
Leader of Spain’s far-right Vox party rails at media and Popular Party leader for poor showing at elections
THE LEADER of the far-right Vox party, Santiago Abascal, went on the attack on Sunday in the wake of his group’s poor showing at...
Spain’s general election campaign comes to a close amid scorching temperatures
THE CAMPAIGN ahead of Spain’s snap general election on Sunday will officially come to a close today as the country swelters in high summer...
Debate ahead of Sunday’s general election in Spain marked by absence of Popular Party candidate
THREE of the prime ministerial candidates ahead of this weekend’s general election in Spain slugged it out during a live TV debate on Wednesday...
Explainer: What you need to know about Spain’s July 23 general election
ON JULY 23, Spaniards will be heading to polling booths across the country for the fifth time in the last 10 years, to choose...
Spain’s shift to the right consolidated as local councils are formed across the country
THIS SATURDAY saw more than 8,000 local councils formed across Spain, in the wake of the May 28 local and regional elections. The make-up...
Spain’s opposition leader welcomes early elections but accuses PM of distracting attention from PP’s gains
THE LEADER of Spain’s main opposition Popular Party, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, today accused Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez of calling a snap general election in...
Spain’s far-right Vox party offers identical election manifesto for municipalities
AS THE May 28 local and regional elections approach, many Spanish voters will no doubt be seeking out the election manifestos of the various...
A pointless debate? Vox’s second motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Sanchez reaches Congress
SPAIN’S sixth motion of no confidence debate since the return of democracy got underway on Tuesday, and proved to be as unusual and bizarre...
Far-right Vox calls for secretary of state for equality to be sacked after she shares video of abortion chants...
FAR-RIGHT Vox has called for Spain’s secretary of state for equality to be sacked, after she shared a video from Wednesday’s International Women’s Day...
Donald Trump among foreign politicians to send message of support to Spain’s far-right Vox
FORMER US president Donald Trump was among the foreign politicians to send messages of support this weekend to Vox, the far-right Spanish party that...
‘Europe wins’: Spain’s political class celebrate Macron’s victory (all except Vox)
POLITICIANS in Spain reacted to the news of Emmanuel Macron’s victory in the French presidential elections on Sunday with all but VOX celebrating 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...
Photo of Red Cross woman hugging migrant sparks far-right row in Spain
By Nickacia Forrester
A YOUNG Red Cross volunteer who became a social media sensation when a photo of her hugging a frightened and distraught immigrant...
Spain’s moderate Ciudadanos party in CRISIS as its voters leave in droves to support far right Vox in snap...
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)
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...
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
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