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Spain’s top court rules that State of Alarm lockdown was ‘unconstitutional’

News Desk15th July 202121st July 2021

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Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (21 July) Spain’s top Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday that the government’s strict ‘State of Alarm’ lockdown order, first issued in March

Pardons for jailed Catalan leaders expected soon, despite fierce opposition

News Desk31st May 202121st June 2021

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With the Spanish coalition government (PSOE–Podemos) led by socialist Pedro Sánchez currently considering granting pardons to the nine jailed pro-independence Catalan leaders, Spain’s right-wing and far-right opposition

Far-right Vox party fails to get any other MPs to support no-confidence vote

News Desk22nd October 202029th October 2020

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After a two day debate, the Spanish Congress rejected a no-confidence motion brought by the far-right Vox party against the left-wing (PSOE–Podemos) coalition government led by prime

Spain’s National Day also sees protests against government

News Desk12th October 202010th November 2020

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Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (10 Nov) Also read: Details of curfews & restrictions for all regions of Spain during ‘State of Alarm’ Spain celebrated

Far-right Vox party organises car protest

News Desk24th May 202012th October 2020

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Thousands of cars and motorbikes with horns blaring and passengers waving Spanish flags, drove in procession through Madrid and other cities of Spain on Saturday, in

Spanish Congress votes to extend ‘state of alarm’ until 7 June

News Desk24th May 202014th August 2020

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The Spanish Congress has voted to extend the current ‘state of alarm’ in Spain until 7 June. There were 177 votes in favour, 162 against,

Blogs Opinion

Opinion: London, Madrid, Covid-19 and populism

David Rouse16th May 20204th March 2021

16th May 20204th March 20211996

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