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Spain’s Congress takes historic step to allow use of other languages in parliamentary debates
SPAIN’S lower house of parliament, the Congress of Deputies, took an historic step this week by allowing for the use of three extra languages...
Valencia regional government to open probe into ‘dwarf bullfighting’ show authorised in early September
THE REGIONAL government in Valencia is to investigate a bullfighting festival after the line-up including so-called ‘dwarf bullfighters’, a form of ‘entertainment’ that is...
Popular Party politician slammed in Spain’s Menorca after she uses public historical site for daughter’s birthday party
A SENIOR politician in Menorca has been slammed by the opposition after she organised a birthday party for her daughter in a protected historical...
Far-right party Vox agrees power sharing deal with conservative PP in Spain’s Murcia region
MURCIA'S regional assembly has re-elected the Partido Popular's Fernando Lopez Miras as president following an investiture vote on Thursday.
Lopez Miras secured an absolute majority...
Socialists reject Popular Party’s proposal to end political stalemate in Spain
THE SOCIALIST PARTY on Wednesday rejected outright a proposal from the conservative Popular Party for a two-year government headed up by its leader, Alberto...
Spain’s caretaker prime minister assures king he has the support needed to be voted back into office
DURING A meeting with Spain’s King Felipe VI today, caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez assured the monarch that he will count on the necessary...
Troubled hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca criticised for patient delays will not return to private management
TORREVIEJA HOSPITAL and its associated health department will not return to private management according to the new Valencian Health Minister, Marciano Gomez.
The hospital was...
Popular Party and Vox reach a coalition deal in Spain’s northern Aragon region
THE CONSERVATIVE Popular Party (PP) and far-right Vox have reached a coalition deal for the northern Spanish region of Aragon, after an inconclusive result...
Catalan premier takes advantage of political stalemate in Spain to push for independence referendum
THE REGIONAL premier of Catalunya today took advantage of the stalemate after last week’s general elections in Spain to put pressure on the Socialist...
Explainer: How the vote count from Spaniards living abroad just made Pedro Sanchez’s life a little bit more difficult
THE TASK ahead of Socialist Party leader Pedro Sanchez to be voted back in as prime minister became even more complicated this weekend, as...
It’s not over yet: How the votes from Spaniards abroad could alter the general election result
THE CONSERVATIVE Popular Party was the winner of Sunday’s general election, albeit falling short of a majority and leaving the country in a stalemate....
Explainer: Why the winner of Sunday’s general election in Spain has done a U-turn to court the Socialists
THE LEADER of Spain’s conservative Popular Party (PP), Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, did a serious about face on Tuesday, as he continued to seek support...
Spain’s caretaker prime minister insists repeat election won’t be necessary despite apparent stalemate
DESPITE the inconclusive result of Sunday’s general elections in Spain, and the difficult if not impossible task ahead for political parties of reaching a...
Spanish prime minister celebrates the ‘failure’ of the right at July 23 general elections
ACTING Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez celebrated what he described as the ‘failure’ of the right at Sunday’s general elections, and suggested that a new...
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...
Analysis: Popular Party falls short of expectations at Spain’s general election but improves on 2019 result
THE RESULT of Sunday’s snap general election was a major upset for the conservative Popular Party (PP), which had been predicted by the polls...
PM Sanchez waits to see if Spain general election gamble pays off
SPAIN’S socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will today find out if his gamble on a snap election pays off, or if a far right...
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...
Popular Party candidate for prime minister pledges to prohibit summer elections if he wins office
THE POPULAR PARTY’S candidate for prime minister, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, on Thursday pledged to prohibit general elections from taking place in the summer months...
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...
Tensions rise on Spain’s campaign trail, as likely election winners PP and Vox become mired in controversies
AS THE JULY 23 general election approaches, tensions are rising on the campaign trail, with the conservative Popular Party and far-right Vox, who are...
Police in Madrid arrest five men after they attacked a stand for far-right Vox
FIVE people were arrested in the Madrid neighbourhood of Puente de Vallecas on Sunday, after they attacked a stand belonging to the far-right Vox...
Latest polling puts conservative Popular Party and far-right Vox just a few seats short of an absolute majority
WITH LESS than a week to go until Spain’s July 23 general election, the latest polling for Spanish newspaper El Pais is predicting that...
Partido Popular’s Carlos Mazon invested as new president of Spain’s Valencia region
CARLOS MAZON from the Partido Popular was invested on Thursday as the new president of the Valencian Community with 53 votes in favour-made up...
New Popular Party administration in the Balearic Islands scraps Equality, Environment departments after doing deal with Vox
THE NEW Popular Party-run administration in the Balearic Islands regional government has already scrapped the Environment and Equality departments, folding them into other areas...
UFC fighter Conor McGregor wades into climate row involving Spanish minister
AN UNLIKELY figure has waded into a row playing out in Spain involving the environmental transition minister, Teresa Ribera. Irish mixed martial artist and...
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