#spanish-politics tag

1 week ago

Spain's attorney general quits after guilty verdict for leaking confidential information

Spain's chief prosecutor resigned after the supreme court found him guilty of leaking confidential information in a high-profile case.

1 week ago

Spanish fascists march in Madrid after Franco death anniversary

Hundreds of Spanish fascists marched through Madrid on Friday, a day after the country marked the 50th anniversary of divisive right-wing former dictator Francisco Franco's death. The Falange -- an organisation that sees itself as the successor to defunct fascist movements that helped bring Franco to power in a devastating 1936-1939 civil war -- protested against what it calls democratic Spain's 1978 constitutional "regime".

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1 week ago

Blow to Spanish PM as attorney general found guilty in leak case

Spain's attorney general Álvaro García Ortiz suspended two years, fined and ordered to pay damages after conviction for leaking confidential information in a tax case.

3 weeks ago

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez: Normalizing our relations with Mexico is a priority'

It's Thursday morning and Spain's prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, 53, arrives at the Miro Room in La Moncloa, the seat of government, dressed in a blue suit and in good spirits. He seems eager to continue the fight. Neither the fierce legal pressure nor the withdrawal of parliamentary support by the Catalan separatist party Junts per Catalunya (Together for Catalonia), announced just an hour earlier, appear to have affected the Socialist Party (PSOE) leader.

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'A witch hunt': Spain's PM denies corruption in rowdy Senate hearing

Pedro Sanchez denied corruption allegations, called the Senate probe a 'circus' and 'witch hunt', and defended Socialist party funding amid a COVID-19 procurement scandal.

#bullfighting

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The debate over bullfighting: A cultural and political battle that still divides Spain

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Inside Spain: Don't expect bullfighting to be banned anytime soon

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The debate over bullfighting: A cultural and political battle that still divides Spain

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Inside Spain: Don't expect bullfighting to be banned anytime soon

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Europe politics

Over 21% of Spaniards think the Franco years were good or very good,' survey shows

Significant minorities—notably among PP and Vox voters and some young cohorts—view Franco's dictatorship positively despite a clear overall majority condemning it.

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Who do foreigners vote for when they gain Spanish citizenship?

Naturalised Spanish citizens show distinctive political leanings and their growing numbers, surpassing three million by 2025, will affect future Spanish elections.

Barcelona

fromEuro Weekly News

2 months ago

Left-wing allies sink Sanchez's migration deal

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's coalition fractured after a proposal to transfer immigration powers to Catalonia was defeated in Congress, undermining the government's stability.

Privacy professionals

2 months ago

Signal president Meredith Whittaker: In technology, it's way too easy for marketing to replace substance. That's what's happened with Telegram'

Signal positions itself as a privacy-focused messaging platform, contrasted with WhatsApp, and attracts both powerful users and controversy over misuse.

US news

fromwww.npr.org

2 months ago

Anti-Israel protests turn Spanish Vuelta cycling race into a diplomatic battleground

Protests at the Spanish Vuelta targeted an Israeli-owned team and spotlighted opposition to Israel's Gaza campaign, interrupting stages and drawing government support.

UK politics

3 months ago

If I felt Zuckerberg and Sandberg were monsters, I wouldn't have worked at Meta': Nick Clegg on tech bros, AI and Starmer's half measures

Nick Clegg is a polite, self-effacing former deputy prime minister who joined Meta and supports his wife's emerging Spanish political career.

3 months ago

Miriam Gonzalez Durantez weighs up move to lead new Spanish liberal party

Miriam Gonzalez Durantez is contemplating a move into politics, following a gap in the liberal space in Spain after Ciudadanos' decline. She aims to launch a new liberal party.

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