Spanish election offers opportunity to far right as PP seeks power Conservative People’s party struggles in final days of campaigning and is forecast to fall short of overall majority The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2023
Spanish general election tipped to put the far right back in office for the first time since Franco Spain's general election Sunday could make the country the latest European Union member to shift to the political right The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2023
La Campaña ‘que Té Vote Txapote’ Llega A Las Manos: Agresión Contra Dos Militantes Del PSOE En Palma El controvertido lema que te vote Txapote, utilizado por la derecha y la ultraderecha contra el candidato del PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, ha servido este viernes, último día de campaña. Zenger · Jul 21, 2023
Spain conservatives entrust Feijóo, the boring guy who wins every election by a landslide Those who know him in Spain say that Alberto Núñez Feijóo doesn't enter a political battle unless he has almost every chance of winning The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023
Spanish Socialist Leader Warns Catalan Parties: No Referendum On Self-Determination Pedro Sánchez sends a clear message to ERC and Junts per Catalunya ahead of general election Zenger · Jul 21, 2023
Early elections in Spain: The socialists' risky bet against the rising power of the right Spanish voters are headed to the polls on July 23, in the midst of the summer holiday period. The Conversation · Jul 20, 2023
From left wing to far right, four candidates facing off in Spain’s snap election Spain's elections Sunday will be a battle between two leftist and two rightist parties that are teaming up to form potential coalitions. Here is a glance at the four leaders of those parties. France 24 · Jul 20, 2023
The 1930s municipal elections that put an end to the monarchy in Spain Sometimes, when we take certain decisions, we get more than what we bargained for. This unforeseen turnaround is especially striking when a political leader triggers an electoral process which, along the way, is redefined by the opposition or by the citizens. The Conversation · Jul 20, 2023
Spain's election Sunday pits 2 leftist vs. 2 rightist parties. Here's a look at the leaders Spain’s elections Sunday will be a battle between two leftist and two rightist parties that are teaming up to form potential coalitions The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023
Spain's political escape artist Pedro Sánchez has odds against him yet again in national election After seeing his Socialists take a drumming in local and regional elections in May, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez stunned his buoyant rivals by bringing forward general elections from December to this Sunday The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023
Spain's early election could put the far right in power for the first time since Franco A general election this Sunday could make Spain the latest European Union member to swing to the right The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023
Only by listening to voters’ priorities can parties defeat the far right Letters: Dr Denis MacShane, Dr David Mathieson and Martin Barandalla respond to Gordon Brown’s article about the rising popularity of Spain’s Vox party and the implications for the fight against neofascism across Europe The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2023
Spain’s snap vote: Catalans fear right-wing takeover Final opinion polls project that the right-wing PP party will win a majority in a coalition with the far-right Vox. Al Jazeera · Jul 17, 2023
Can Europe’s marauding far right be slain? Spain’s voters hold the answer Prime minister Pedro Sánchez gambled on a snap election. If he loses, the heirs of the age of Franco could be back in power for the first time in nearly 50 years The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2023 Spain’s election is a key battle in the Europe-wide struggle against neofascism If the anti-feminist, anti-migration Vox seizes power, this will embolden the far right in Germany, Finland and beyond, says former British Labour prime minister Gordon Brown
Al Jazeera · Jul 14, 2023 Spain’s snap election: Will the Sánchez gamble pay off? After his party’s severe losses in local polls, Spain’s prime minister brought forward the national vote by four months.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2023 Will Spain’s snap election usher in the far right – or can PM’s gamble pay off? Pedro Sánchez is betting on galvanising leftwing voters to block the far right getting into government for first time since Franco
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2023 Spain's right-wing opposition leader puts Socialist prime minister on defensive in election debate Spain’s right-wing opposition leader has put Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on the defensive in an election TV debate that saw both leaders accusing each other of pacting with parties they deem dangerous for Spain
The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2023 Spaniards worried about far-right Vox party sharing power, poll finds More than 60% express concern over Vox entering coalition government after 23 July election
The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2023 Free money to teenagers, shorter working week and climate action: can Spain’s new leftwing party win power? Yolanda Díaz set up her Sumar coalition to fend off the far right in this month’s election, but polls show she has a staggering amount of work to do
The Week · Jul 4, 2023 How Gibraltar became the last frontier of Brexit Talks over the status of Gibraltar, its relationship with the EU and its land border arrangement with Spain have stalled as long-term tussles over the sovereignty of the British overseas territory have flared up.
The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2023 EU commissioners arrive in Madrid to discuss plans for Spain's EU presidency Commissioners of the European Union are meeting with the Spanish government to review Spain’s plans for its six-month Presidency of the EU Council
The National (Scotland) · Jul 2, 2023 Catalonia watches and waits ahead of snap Spanish election SPAIN will go to the polls on July 23 amid deep concern that the far-right Vox party may find themselves in government as part of a coalition with…
The Guardian - AU · Jul 1, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war live: counteroffensive will be long and very bloody, says US general – as it happened Gen Mark Milley says no one should have any illusions about difficulty of Ukrainian offensive
The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2023 3 killed, 17 wounded in Ukraine from Russian attacks, as Spain highlights European support for Kyiv Ukrainian officials have reported three people killed and 17 others wounded from Russian shelling in the country’s east and south