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Spain takes step closer to ending political stalemate, as caretaker prime minister and Catalan nationalists agree amnesty deal

THE POLITICAL stalemate that has gripped Spain since the inconclusive general election held on July 23 took a stop closer to ending on Tuesday, as

1 Nov, 2023 @ 11:40

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Vox diverted €11m of public money to a foundation and private company, claims former high-ranking member of Spain’s far-right party

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 foundation

27 Oct, 2023 @ 13:09

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Breaking the political deadlock? Spain’s Socialists accelerate talks with leftist alliance Sumar in bid to hammer out coalition deal

AFTER Spain’s King Felipe VI invited Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez to form a government this week, the party’s first port of call was the new

5 Oct, 2023 @ 12:00

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Disgraced former monarch Juan Carlos I leaves Spain after making fourth visit to Galician municipality Sanxenxo

SPAIN’S disgraced former monarch Juan Carlos I left the Galician municipality of Sanxenxo on Monday morning, concluding his fourth visit to his home country since

2 Oct, 2023 @ 13:00

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King Felipe VI and Sumar leader Yolanda Diaz

Spain’s King Felipe starts new round of talks with political leaders to find next prime ministerial candidate

SPAIN’S King Felipe VI on Monday began a new round of meetings with Spain’s political leaders, ahead of the nomination of a new candidate for

2 Oct, 2023 @ 12:11

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King Felipe VI and PP leader Alberto Nuñez Feijoo

Explainer: Why the Popular Party’s Alberto Nuñez Fejioo is doomed to fail at this week’s investiture vote, and what will happen next

THE LEADER of Spain’s conservative Popular Party (PP), Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, will be the protagonist of a two-day investiture debate in the Congress of Deputies

26 Sep, 2023 @ 12:38

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Dates revealed for parliamentary votes to make Partido Popular's Alberto Nuñez Feijoo Spain's new prime minister

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 Nuñez

31 Aug, 2023 @ 09:17

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Spain’s Popular Party makes offer of two-year term in office to Socialists in bid to break political deadlock

THE LEADER of Spain’s conservative Popular Party (PP), Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, on Wednesday made an offer to caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez of the Socialist

30 Aug, 2023 @ 12:47

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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 at

4 Aug, 2023 @ 10:13

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Spain’s Pedro Sanchez announces VAT hike on electricity bills: Tax will rise to 10% and could more than double next year

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 the

30 Jul, 2023 @ 11:30

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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. But

27 Jul, 2023 @ 16:29

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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 for

26 Jul, 2023 @ 14:32

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When will Spain have a new government? All you need to know as Pedro Sanchez faces investiture vote THIS week

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 deal

25 Jul, 2023 @ 15:45

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Santiago Abascal, Vox leader. Photo by Cordon Press

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 the

24 Jul, 2023 @ 09:27

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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 to

24 Jul, 2023 @ 08:49

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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 temperatures,

21 Jul, 2023 @ 11:54

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Partido Popular leader Feijoo promises National Water Authority to solve Spain's water problems

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 of

20 Jul, 2023 @ 18:00

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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 night,

20 Jul, 2023 @ 10:21

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Record figures as Spain’s Correos mail service delivers over 2.6 million postal votes

SPAIN’S mail service has distributed over 2 million letters containing the documentation required for voting via post in the general elections. A total of 2,622,808

17 Jul, 2023 @ 20:00

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Police catch international drugs gang boss who used helicopters to carry narcotics in Spain's Andalucia

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 party

17 Jul, 2023 @ 16:30

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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 the

17 Jul, 2023 @ 14:11

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Spain's Postal Service Correos Raises Domestic Mail Charges In New Year

Spain’s Correos mail service seeks to quell concerns about postal votes for July 23 general election

SPAIN’S state Correos postal service has sought to assure citizens that their postal votes will arrive in time for them to participate in the July

12 Jul, 2023 @ 16:30

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Popular Party leader comes out on top during bad-tempered election debate with prime minister

IT WAS billed as the ‘decisive face to face’ debate between Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Popular Party (PP) leader Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, the

11 Jul, 2023 @ 16:51

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Spain’s Murcia region takes step closer to repeat elections as Popular Party and Vox fail to reach deal

THE SOUTHEASTERN region of Murcia took a step closer to a repeat election on Monday, after hard-right Vox failed to support the conservative Popular Party

10 Jul, 2023 @ 15:45

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Sparks set to fly at only head-to-head debate between Spain’s main prime ministerial candidates

IN THE ONLY head-to-head debate that they will hold before the July 23 general election, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Popular Party (PP) leader

10 Jul, 2023 @ 14:30

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

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 the

7 Jul, 2023 @ 17:15

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