Misleading Facebook ads linked to PP election campaign
A series of paid ads posted to Facebook and Instagram through fake accounts that are meant to discourage the left-wing vote in…
A series of paid ads posted to Facebook and Instagram through fake accounts that are meant to discourage the left-wing vote in…
The high-profile spokesperson for Spain’s new ultra-right VOX party in the Madrid regional assembly, Rocio Monasterios, has found herself at the center…
The release of results of the most-recent monthly voter survey from the government’s own Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS) on Tuesday shows…
Yes, the remains of Spain’s former dictator Francisco Franco have been removed from their place of honour in the Basilica at the…
► Socialists hold pole position at around 27-28% share of voter preference ► PP, VOX recovery not seen as sufficient to enable…
► Más País rejects focus on Catalans’ ‘right to decide’ independence from Spain ► Policy shift away from Podemos, pro-independence parties prior…
► Madrid’s former progressive mayor goes back to work with NGO she founded ► Zapatelas sells children’s clothing made by migrant women,…
► Benedictine stood twice in elections as candidate for far-right ‘Falange’ party ► Valley of Fallen prior withholds consent, superiors insist he’ll…
► Carolina Bescansa joins Errejón’s ‘Más País’, will lead candidates in La Coruña ► Ex-Podemos women legislators to lead ‘Más País’ lists…
► Activists chain selves to arena gates to ‘close the door to fascism in Spain’ ► Protest includes slogans against fascism, VOX…
► Alone or in coalition, new party targets provinces with most seats in Congress ► Leaders insist focus on attracting left-wing voters…
► Pepe Álvarez welcomes Errejón’s ‘Más País’ to debate over labour legislation ► Leader sets end to “Gag Law”, workplace equality as…
► Party could win 5 to 20 seats in next Congress, will support progressive gov’t ► Election strategy includes alliances with parties…
► Socialists seen to bolster position, while Unidas Podemos slides in polls ► Ciudadanos big losers, with PP rebound and VOX support…
► Más Madrid assembly votes overwhelmingly to field congressional candidates ► Errejón likely to lead list, Podemos could lose 10 seats in…
► Supreme Court chooses day after deadline for formation of new government ► Justices said to want to lessen political impact of…
► Equating gender violence with ‘inter-family violence’ creates confusion ► VOX says gender violence ‘big lie’, same amount of violence against men…
► Sánchez secures tentative PRC & PNV support, abstention pledge from ERC ► Unidas Podemos foresees lengthy negotiations with 23 Sept deadline…
► Deportiva Orihuela says its membership voted for rainbow emblem on uniform ► Goalkeeper jersey includes logo of local ‘Atrévete Orihuela’ LGBT…
► Socialists want solo gov’t with support from Podemos, who insist on coalition ► New elections in November, if PSOE unable to…
• Partido Regionalista de Cantabria ~ Regionalist Party of Cantabria • The Partido Regionalista de Cantabria (PRC, or “Regionalist Party of Cantabria”)…
► In repeat of 2016, Unidas Podemos blocks Sánchez bid to become president ► Acrimonious debate in Congress after negotiations breakdown on…
► Congress debate to kick off Monday 22nd July, first vote to take place next day ► Unidas Podemos votes crucial, but…
► Thousands march through capital to protest changes to ‘Madrid Central’ plan ► Critics say Mayor aims to dismantle program to combat…
► Sánchez, Iglesias agree to define ‘joint government’ in the coming days ► Neither party would confirm or deny ministerial roles for…
► PSOE’s Meritxell Batet elected President of nine-member Mesa Directiva ► PSOE & Unidas Podemos control five-seat majority of crucial committee Left-of-center…
► Pedro Sánchez & Pablo Iglesias met for two hours Tuesday afternoon ► Parties form negotiating teams, first task to agree Congress…
? Analysts detect sophisticated, coordinated campaign using fake ‘bot’ accounts ? FB, Twitter, Instagram support built with far-right, Islamophobic messages How to…
► Madrid court rules Catalan leader, colleagues eligible in 26th May elections ► Ruling overturns elections board veto, but no guarantee of…
Spain’s trade-union movement took to the streets Wednesday, marching in more than 70 cities nationwide and demanding that the next government dismantle…
Animal-rights party PACMA (Partido Animalista Contra el Maltrato Animal, or ‘Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals’) has criticized Spain’s electoral legislation for…