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Spain’s Sumar group aims to protect the right to an abortion in the constitution

News Desk6th March 202412th March 2024

6th March 202412th March 20241558

Spain’s left-wing alliance Sumar party, the junior partner of Pedro Sánchez’s socialist (PSOE) led coalition government, said on Wednesday that they want to anchor the...

The PP retains absolute majority in regional election in Galicia

News Desk19th February 202425th February 2024

19th February 202425th February 20242183

Spain’s main opposition group, the right-wing People’s Party (PP) successfully retained control of Galicia, a traditional conservative stronghold, in a tight regional election held on...

‘Junts per Catalunya’ vote against amnesty bill on grounds it doesn’t go far enough

News Desk30th January 20247th February 2024

30th January 20247th February 20241799

The Spanish Congress on Tuesday rejected a controversial amnesty law after the Catalan pro-independence party, Junts per Catalunya (JxCat), who had demanded it, finally voted...

Spanish film director denies accusations of sexual violence by three women

News Desk27th January 20244th February 2024

27th January 20244th February 20241470

Three women have accused Spanish film director Carlos Vermut of sexual violence in an investigation published in Spain’s leading daily newspaper El Pais. None of...

Spanish government tweaks terrorism clauses in draft amnesty law

News Desk24th January 202429th January 2024

24th January 202429th January 20241941

Spain’s ruling PSOE socialists and Catalan pro-independence parties reached a deal on Tuesday to amend a planned amnesty law that was pledged by Prime Minister Pedro...

Fragility of Spain’s new coalition government exposed in first key vote

News Desk11th January 202416th January 2024

11th January 202416th January 202411256

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday suffered a setback in the first key parliamentary vote of the new legislature, exposing the fragility of his...

Controversial Catalan amnesty bill passes first hurdle in Spanish Congress

News Desk13th December 202321st December 2023

13th December 202321st December 20232267

A controversial amnesty bill for Catalan pro-independence figures passed its first hurdle in the Spanish Congress on Tuesday, following a fierce debate. A total of 178...

Sánchez excludes Podemos MPs from new cabinet, that has more women than men

News Desk20th November 202329th November 2023

20th November 202329th November 20232797

Recently re-elected socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced his new Spanish cabinet on Monday, and which excludes any ministerial posts for members of his previous...

Thousands protest again over Spanish government’s proposed amnesty law

News Desk18th November 202326th November 2023

18th November 202326th November 20231963

Mass demonstrations took place in Madrid again on Saturday, against the proposal of the Spanish government – led by the recently re-elected Prime Minister Pedro...

Pedro Sánchez re-elected as Spanish Prime Minister

News Desk16th November 202323rd November 2023

16th November 202323rd November 20233377

Pedro Sánchez has been re-elected as Spanish Prime Minister of Spain, ending four months of political deadlock in the country. It comes after a controversial amnesty...

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