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Billboard installed by right-wing evictions company in Madrid targeted by protestors

A HUGE advertising billboard installed in central Madrid by a notorious right-wing evictions company continued to cause controversy on Friday, after activists partially covered it

7 Jul, 2023 @ 13:30

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Scrapping wealth tax, no commitment to pension rises, and an end to the ‘Iberian exception’: The Popular Party lays out its policies should it win power

The conservative Popular Party (PP), which is predicted in the polls to win the upcoming general election on July 23, has this week made its

5 Jul, 2023 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

Popular Party in Extremadura does complete U-turn and will enter into government with far-right Vox

THE LEADER of the conservative Popular Party in Extremadura, Maria Guardiola, did a complete U-turn on Friday and signed a coalition deal with far-right Vox

30 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

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Spain’s conservative Popular Party slips in the polls ahead of the July 23 general election

AFTER right-wing parties made major gains at the May 28 local and regional elections, it seemed like a government led by the conservative Popular Party

27 Jun, 2023 @ 20:00

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Yolanda Diaz Participates In A Rally In Malaga, Spain 22 May 2023

Spain’s prime ministerial hopeful Yolanda Diaz proposes cutting work week from 40 to 32 hours

SPAIN’S deputy prime minister and labour minister, Yolanda Diaz, has proposed lowering the country’s work week from 40 to 37.5 hours a week in 2024

25 Jun, 2023 @ 18:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

Spain’s Popular Party distances itself from Vox ad throwing feminism and the LGBTQ+ flag in the bin

THE SPOKESPERSON for the conservative Popular Party (PP) has had to make a statement distancing his group from Vox, after the far-right group placed a

22 Jun, 2023 @ 18:00

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Demonstrations For The National Day Of Spain Or Hispanic Day

As general elections approach, conservative Popular Party struggles with uneasy bedfellow Vox

THE LATEST POLLS ahead of the July 23 snap election in Spain suggest that the conservative Popular Party (PP) and far-right Vox party will win

21 Jun, 2023 @ 10:00

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Santiago Abascal, Vox leader. Photo by Cordon Press

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 of

18 Jun, 2023 @ 11:30

Politics

Podemos accepts defeat over inclusion of Equality Minister Irene Montero on election candidate lists

LEFTIST party Podemos (We Can) has been forced to accept the demotion of one of its most high-profile politicians, Irene Montero, as it is absorbed

17 Jun, 2023 @ 14:44

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Unions concerned about low staffing to deal with postal votes for Spain’s general election in July

A PLAN to draft in 12,000 extra postal workers to cope with the July 23 snap general election will be insufficient according to Spain’s biggest

15 Jun, 2023 @ 13:30

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Podemos unites with leftist alliance Sumar, but fate of Equality Minster Irene Montero still hangs in balance

AFTER SOME tense negotiations, a new leftist bloc called Sumar (Unite) was submitted to electoral authorities on Friday just hours before a deadline to register

12 Jun, 2023 @ 18:45

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As deadline approaches, Podemos turns to grassroots members before deciding whether to join Spain’s new leftist bloc Sumar

LEFTIST POLITICAL party Podemos (We Can) is going to make a last-minute consultation of its grassroots members before deciding whether or not to join forces

8 Jun, 2023 @ 14:56

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

Spain’s post office to boost staff by 10,000 workers to cope with summer general elections

SPAIN’S post office is reportedly finalising a deal to hire around 10,000 extra members of staff so that the system can cope with the expected

8 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

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Changes to Spain’s trans, euthanasia and education laws: Popular Party candidate hints at policies should he become prime minister

SCRAPPING the Equality Ministry altogether, overturning Spain’s ‘trans law’ and its Democratic Memory Law, and making changes to the euthanasia and education laws. Those are

6 Jun, 2023 @ 18:00

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

Explainer: What do the polls say ahead of July’s snap election in Spain?

THE LATEST survey carried out for Spanish newspaper El Pais by pollster 40dB predicts that the outcome of the upcoming general election will depend on

5 Jun, 2023 @ 18:45

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Spain’s PM challenges conservative opponent to six face-to-face debates before snap elections

AHEAD OF THE July 23 snap general election, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday challenged his main opponent to six face-to-face debates. But the Popular

5 Jun, 2023 @ 18:00

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EU to delay presentation of Spain’s rotating presidency until after snap elections in July

THE SURPRISE decision of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to call snap elections for July 23 continued to have knock-on effects on Friday, after the

3 Jun, 2023 @ 09:15

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Spain’s Socialists release attack ad making fun of opposition leader’s lack of English

FROM Felipe Gonzalez to Mariano Rajoy, nearly all of Spain’s prime ministers since the return of democracy have had one problem: their lack of English.

1 Jun, 2023 @ 18:30

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Former Ciudadanos politician Ines Arrimadas

Former president of Spain’s Citizens party quits after electoral disaster

THE FORMER PRESIDENT of centre-right political party Citizens (Ciudadanos) became the latest casualty of the local and regional elections that were held across Spain on

1 Jun, 2023 @ 18:00

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After eight years, the Popular Party wins back the Balearics but will need the help of Vox to form a government

THE CONSERVATIVE Popular Party was the winner in the Balearic Islands on Sunday, taking the most seats in the regional elections. The group did, however,

31 May, 2023 @ 19:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Politics

Spain’s prime minister launches scathing attack on right-wing parties and media ahead of general elections

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez surprised everyone on Monday, when he called a snap election after his Socialist Party suffered serious losses at the local

31 May, 2023 @ 18:00

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Explainer: What will Spain’s first summer general election mean for voters?

SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez surprised everyone on Monday, when he called an early general election for July 23 after his Socialist Party’s poor showing

30 May, 2023 @ 19:15

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Spain’s deputy prime minister registers new leftist party Unite in bid to save beleaguered left-wing parties

SPAIN’S Deputy Prime Minister and Labor Minister Yolanda Diaz has officially registered as a political party ahead of the snap general elections that will be

30 May, 2023 @ 17:15

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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

Analysis: Why has Spain’s prime minister called snap elections?

SPAIN’S prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, has been famous for taking risky decisions throughout his political career. And most of the time, these decisions have paid

29 May, 2023 @ 19:30

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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 a

29 May, 2023 @ 17:15

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Barcelona mayor Ada Colau casts her vote

Spaniards brave the rain to vote in 2023 regional and local elections

MILLIONS OF SPANIARDS braved rain showers to keep their date with the polling booths on Sunday, as elections were held in 12 of the country’s

28 May, 2023 @ 17:54

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