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Opinion poll reveals revitalised Partido Popular under new leader Feijoo could form new Spanish government after December's general election

Opposition leader calls on PM to take action over inclusion of 44 former ETA terrorists on election lists

A POLITICAL storm over 44 convicted ETA terrorists running for office in the upcoming May 28 local and regional elections deepened on Monday, as the

15 May, 2023 @ 20:00

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Isabel Diaz Ayuso In Madrid, Spain 11 May 2023

With municipal elections imminent on May 28, how much does YOUR mayor make?

WITH municipal elections looming across Spain, how much exactly do the country’s mayors earn in exchange for making things run in our towns and regions?

15 May, 2023 @ 18:00

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VOX councillor for Parla (Madrid) arrested as part of an anti-drug trafficking operation

THE VOX Councillor for Parla, Ana Gonzalez Martinez, has been arrested as part of an anti-narcotics operation in Madrid. The 37-year-old politician, who is also

15 May, 2023 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Politics

Pedro Sanchez tells NATO that training base in Spain for Ukraine army will open next week

As local election campaign kicks off, Spain’s prime minister promises subsidised cinema tickets for the over-65s

ANOTHER weekend in the run-up to the May 28 local and regional elections in Spain, and another spending promise from Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

14 May, 2023 @ 13:58

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Spain’s prime minister calls plan to include 44 convicted members of ETA terror group on election lists ‘indecent’

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has slammed a decision by Basque political party EH Bildu to include 44 convicted members of now-defunct terrorist organisation ETA

13 May, 2023 @ 12:53

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Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez makes first visit to White House

US President Joe Biden warmly welcomed Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to the White House on Friday, as part of an official visit to Washington

13 May, 2023 @ 12:33

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Free transport offered to elderly and disabled voters on May 28 in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

EXCLUSIVE: ‘System Failure’ as two thirds of Brit residents scythed from the electoral roll for Spain’s local elections

A GIANT two thirds of British voters have been eliminated from the electoral roll for the forthcoming May elections. A staggering 61,500 expats have lost

12 May, 2023 @ 19:00

Alicante·National News

Spain’s ongoing drought is listed in the world’s top 10 ‘most expensive natural disasters’ of 2023

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

11 May, 2023 @ 18:45

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Romeria pilgrims create political party in a bid to avoid manning polling stations at May 28 elections

APPROACHING elections in Spain mean, for many, a sense of dread. Not just because of the endless onslaught of bickering politicians in the news, but

11 May, 2023 @ 16:30

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Santiago Abascal, Vox leader. Photo by Cordon Press

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 parties

1 May, 2023 @ 13:30

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Farce of Costa Blanca kidnap plot leader surrendering to police in Spain's Cadiz but gets bail from local judge

Spain’s judges and prosecutors to go on indefinite strike over pay

SPAIN’S judges and public prosecutors on Friday formally convened an indefinite strike from May 16 onwards, a period that coincides with the run up to

28 Apr, 2023 @ 15:45

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Richard Lewington Outside Oñati Town Hall

British resident of Spain ‘makes history’ by becoming first UK national to run as a candidate in a Basque Country election

A BRITISH resident of Madrid is ‘making history’ by becoming the first UK national to ever run in an election in the northern Basque Country

27 Apr, 2023 @ 17:15

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Mayoral hopeful on Spain’s Tenerife struggles to shake off sex shop photo controversy

TIME WAS when politicians on the campaign trail would resort to ‘handshaking and baby kissing’ in order to garner public support and get themselves voted

25 Apr, 2023 @ 13:30

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Nato 's Stoltenberg Poses With President Biden And Spanish Pm At A Nato Summit In Madrid

US President Joe Biden invites Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to White House

US PRESIDENT Joe Biden has invited Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to the White House for a visit that will take place in the run-up

19 Apr, 2023 @ 19:33

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Ministers in Spain support new law that will classify all 'non-consensual' sex as rape

No means no: Row in Spain’s government over controversial consent law rumbles on

ONGOING divisions in Spain’s coalition government over a controversial law covering consent show no sign of healing. On Monday, the Socialist Party (PSOE) made clear

10 Apr, 2023 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·National News·Politics

English-language official website tells expats how to vote in Spain’s upcoming municipal elections on May 28

A NEW official website has been launched with a version in English explaining in detail how people can vote in the upcoming municipal elections on

4 Apr, 2023 @ 12:00

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Brits to make their voices heard? Almost 16,000 in Spain’s Costa del Sol will be eligible to vote in May’s municipal elections

CANDIDATES in May’s municipal elections on the Costa del Sol will be eyeing up their British residents after the news that nearly 16,000 of them

16 Mar, 2023 @ 15:00

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Raul Orellana, mayor of Órgiva in Spain’s Granada, on exercising your vote in the municipal elections on May 28

KNOWN as the capital of the Alpujarra, Órgiva is a cultural melting pot with residents of 65 different nationalities living and working together. Raul Orellana

25 Feb, 2023 @ 10:40

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Pedro Sanchez announces windfall and temporary taxes on banks and energy companies in Spain

Spain’s Socialist Party bows to pressure and will propose changes to controversial ‘only yes means yes’ law

AFTER months of political pressure, the governing Socialist Party (PSOE) has announced that it will present changes to the new ‘only yes means yes’ law.

7 Feb, 2023 @ 17:45

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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 since

24 Jan, 2023 @ 15:45

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New ‘rural’ political party formed in Spain to stand in next year’s elections

A new rural-based political party called España Vaciada(Empty Spain) with a main policy of reversing depopulation has been formed by merging existing parties in 14

28 Nov, 2022 @ 18:15

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RUNAWAY VICTORY: Conservative People’s Party wins absolute majority in Spain’s Andalucia regional election

THE Conservative People’s Party has scored an overwhelming absolute majority in the regional election celebrated yesterday, Sunday June 19. PP chief, Juan Manuel Moreno, has

20 Jun, 2022 @ 08:45

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