Ernest Maragall Archives - Spain in English

Former mayor Xavier Trias wins in Barcelona, but can he become mayor again?

News Desk29th May 20236th June 2023

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Trias per Barcelona, the Catalan pro-independence group of former Barcelona mayor, Xavier Trias, won 11 seats in the city’s council elections on Sunday, ahead of the Catalan Socialists (PSC)

Manuel Valls slams Ciudadanos party as ‘dangerous, wrong’

Newsdesk / ACN19th June 201924th June 2019

19th June 201924th June 20192135

‘Dangerous, wrong’ and linked to ‘reactionary, anti-European’ parties. This is how Manuel Valls described the Ciudadanos (Cs) party on Wednesday, two days after the unionist political

Ciudadanos (Cs) party cuts ties with Manuel Valls

Newsdesk / ACN17th June 201922nd June 2019

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The Ciudadanos (Cs) party has cut ties with Manuel Valls, the former French prime minister who ran in the Barcelona local election supported by the

Ada Colau renews her post as Mayor of Barcelona

Newsdesk / ACN16th June 201920th June 2019

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Ada Colau of Barcelona En Comú has been reinstated as Mayor of Barcelona, despite her narrow electoral loss against the Esquerra Republicana (ERC) party’s Ernest Maragall, thanks

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Ada Colau close to retaining post as Barcelona Mayor

Newsdesk / ACN7th June 201911th June 2019

7th June 201911th June 20191803

The acting Barcelona Mayor, Ada Colau, could now retain the post despite coming second in the 26 May local elections, behind Ernest Maragall the candidate heading

Quim Torra requests ‘urgent meeting’ with Pedro Sánchez

Newsdesk / ACN5th June 20197th June 2019

5th June 20197th June 20191735

Catalan President Quim Torra has requested an ‘urgent meeting’ with acting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to discuss developments in the closing stages of the Catalan Trial,

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Focus: who will become mayor of Barcelona?

Newsdesk / ACN3rd June 20194th June 2019

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The results of the local elections of 26 May in which the pro-independence Esquerra Republicana (ERC) party candidate, Ernest Maragall, narrowly beat the left-wing Barcelona en

Maragall ready to lead minority government in Barcelona

Newsdesk / ACN27th May 201929th May 2019

27th May 201929th May 20191653

The Esquerra Republicana (ERC) party celebrated their victory as the most voted group in Barcelona’s local elections and their candidate Ernest Maragall is now likely to

PSOE win big in EU; Puigdemont, Junqueras MEPs; Colau, Carmena lose

News Desk27th May 201928th May 2019

27th May 201928th May 20191392

Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was the winner in the European Parliament elections on Sunday with his ruling Socialists party (PSOE) coming first. With

Election Day (again) – and ‘Catalan question’ dominates again

News Desk26th May 201913th February 2022

26th May 201913th February 20221178

It’s Election Day across Spain (again) – and following on from the 28 April General Election the attention now turns to European, local and regional politics. Acting

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