20th April 2024

European Parliament elections

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Jailed Catalan leader to run for Barcelona mayor

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A former Catalan pro-independence leader who is in jail for alleged rebellion pending a trial over the 2017 referendum is to run for mayor of
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Focus on Ciudadanos: ‘weather vane’ to ‘dangerous friendships’

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Four years after it burst onto the national scene, Spain’s Ciudadanos (Cs) party is poised to govern a region for the first time, in a
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Far-right Vox forms agreement with PP

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Far-right party Vox, which sent shockwaves through Spain after winning a surprise 12 seats in Andalusia last month, has said it would vote in favour
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Rise of far-right unsettles Spain’s mainstream right

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Spain’s far-right party Vox holds the key to the formation of a right-wing government in the southern region of Andalusia but is proving to be
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Poll: far-right Vox would win 43-45 seats

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Spain’s far-right party Vox would enter parliament with 43-45 seats if an election was held today, giving all parties on the right an absolute overall
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Sánchez says he aims to see out parliamentary term

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Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s Prime Minister, whose minority government has struggled to pass a budget since taking office in June, said in an interview published Sunday
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France focus: ‘yellow vests’ – what’s next?

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Anti-government protests which have rocked France over the past month eased notably over the weekend, after the government offered a range of concessions to ease
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Far-right win rocks Spanish politics

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The first success of a far-right party in a regional election since Spain’s return to democracy in 1975 has shaken national politics ahead a busy
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Sánchez faces first ballot box test in Andalusia

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Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez faces his first test at the ballot box on Sunday in regional polls in Andalusia which will kick off