Tag: Vox
Fact-check: Eight times Spain’s far-right VOX party was caught out lying in 2021
WE'RE not saying that left-wing politicians in Spain never lie, just their lies tended to be less satisfying to unpick.
Lefty lies in 2021 were...
FOCUS: Why Spain’s patchy LGBTQ+ rights are under threat
DESPITE the easy insult of “maricon” or “poofter” tossed around the Spanish school yard, Spain is known as a global beacon of tolerance and...
Year of decision beckons for Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez
Is Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez enjoying a New Year's Day glass of cava as he mulls calling an early General Election in 2022?
The leader...
Waffle willy nativity scene sparks complaints from the prudes in Spain’s Sevilla
IT’S not unusual for shops across Spain to get into the seasonal spirit with their own special version of a nativity scene displayed in...
Spain’s government prepares guidelines on ‘how not to be sexist’ in the workplace
SPAIN’S Equality Ministry is preparing official guidelines on how to behave appropriately to colleagues at work in a bid to tackle Spain’s traditionally ‘machista’...
Far-right Vox party wants ban on LGBT rainbow flags on public buildings as Spain celebrates International Pride Day
SPAIN'S far-right Vox party says it wants to stop the 'rainbow' gay pride flag being flown on public buildings because it allegedly breaks the...
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...
Exit polls show big win for conservative PP leader Isabel Ayuso in Madrid but she’ll need Vox to govern
THE conservative leader of Spain’s Madrid region looked set to win big according to exit polls published when voting ended on Tuesday evening, but...
Far-right Vox party posters in Madrid area of Spain cause uproar over misleading child migrant claims
LEADING Spanish politicians have filed complaints about misleading billboards from the far-right Vox party.
The posters falsely claim that unaccompanied child migrants are getting over...
EXPLAINER: Left right, left right, centre, reverse – why Spain’s political landscape is in turmoil again
They say that a week is a long time in politics… And this week in Spain, that adage runs particularly true.
Spain has seen an...
Far-right vandals target feminist murals across Spain in backlash against International Women’s Day
Far-right vandals have targeted feminist murals and monuments in several places across Spain in acts timed to coincide with International Women’s Day.
In Madrid a...
IN PICS: Thousands shut down Spain’s Palma de Mallorca in mass protest organised by VOX against government’s management of...
Citizens demonstrated in their cars to protest against the government's management of the coronavirus crisis, calling for Pedro Sanchez's resignation
WATCH: Costa del Sol coronavirus protests see 1,000 people march against Government as Spain’s far right Vox plans ‘demonstrations...
PROTESTORS have taken to the streets of the Costa del Sol to voice their concerns over the Government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis.
The action...
BREAKING: Spain’s PP and Vox will NOT vote for extending coronavirus lockdown to May 24, they announce in COVID-19...
SPAIN'S right-wing parties have said they will not vote for an extension of coronavirus lockdown.
An extension until May 24 has not been backed by...
Spain’s PSOE party accuses VOX of ‘hate crimes’ for spreading false COVID-19 information
The complaint stems from a series of tweets from Vox back on January 18 and again between April 2 and 7 aimed at the PSOE
Far-right VOX party rejects COVID-19 state of alarm extension in harshest statement against Pedro Sanchez to date
Vox was hit hard with the virus, with secretary general Javier Ortega Smith testing positive after a party conference on March 8
Vox wants to remove free healthcare for non residents in Spain during the coronavirus crisis
VOX has asked to remove free healthcare for non residents during the state of emergency.
Far-right Vox party leader Santiago Abascal tests positive for coronavirus in Spain
SANTIAGO Abascal has tested positive for coronavirus.
The Vox party leader confirmed his diagnosis via social media after one of his MPs also tested positive.
"Upon...
Deputy leader of Spain’s Vox party contracts coronavirus after he is pictured sniffing and coughing at 9,000-strong event in...
Secretary General Javier Ortega Smith was confirmed as among Spain’s 1,600 victims this afternoon
Spain’s far right Vox party slammed for introducing ‘parental veto’ in schools to stop children attending sex education and...
Parents are also campaigning to have the policy lifted, calling it absurd
Jealous ex-boyfriend and Vox party candidate beats up pal so badly on Spain’s Costa del Sol he needs plates...
A VOX party candidate has been arrested after savagely beating a friend of his ex-partner in Estepona.
Ismael A.S., 55, who was number two on...
Gibraltar takes far-right party VOX to court in Spain for ‘inciting hatred’ towards the Rock
FOUR leaders of the Spanish VOX party might need to answer to their own Spanish law courts on incitement to hatred charges.
EXCLUSIVE: Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo reveals his views on abortion and far right Vox threat
“If you are progressive, like me, and you're rebellious like me, you want to see these things happen”
Grenade thrown into migrant children’s centre in Spain that was previously targeted by far right Vox party
The Vox leader said the centre's North African residents are ‘unsafe’ for local people
“F**king Nazi, no one will cry when they come for you.” Councillor’s fury as Vox in Denia refuse to...
VOX'S leader in Denia has reacted to accusations of being a 'f**king Nazi' after he refused to stand during a minute's silence for an...
Far right party Vox enters petty row with Spain’s biggest pop star Rosalia after she said ‘f*** Vox’ during...
Vox has campaigned on a platform of anti-immigration and pledged to repeal gender-based violence laws
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Council official on Spain’s Costa Blanca stole €40,000 from clubs and charities and took bungs for contracts
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