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Former Spanish PM Rajoy dismisses ‘absolutely false’ claims in surveillance scandal trial

News Desk24th April 202630th April 2026

24th April 202630th April 2026986

Former Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, on Thursday firmly denied any involvement in an alleged covert operation to obtain compromising material from former People’s Party (PP)...

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Opinion: London, Madrid, Covid-19 and populism

David Rouse16th May 20204th March 2021

16th May 20204th March 20213964

Right-wing populists in London and Madrid are at last getting a much-deserved kicking. There have been some intriguing parallels and divergencies between Spain and the...

Former president of Andalusia sentenced to six years in prison

News Desk19th November 20191st June 2021

19th November 20191st June 20213108

José Antonio Griñán, the former president of Spain’s southern region of Andalusia, has been sentenced to six years in prison for his role in a corruption scandal...

General Election focus: the PP party

Newsdesk / ACN26th April 201927th April 2019

26th April 201927th April 20193040

After decades of undisputed hegemony among right-wing voters in Spain, the People’s Party (PP) is fighting to put down growing right-wing (and far-right) rivalry ahead of...

Mariano Rajoy to be called as witness in Catalan trial

SiE Newsdesk / ACN / Catalan News24th January 201913th August 2020

24th January 201913th August 20202765

Spain’s Supreme Court will call former Spanish Prime Minster Mariano Rajoy to give evidence in the upcoming trial of Catalan pro-independence leaders, now confirmed to start...

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