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🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

Most Extremadurans Blame Vox for the Blockage in Forming a Government with Guardiola

A majority of people in Extremadura attribute the delay in forming a government with María Guardiola to the far-right party Vox, as per a survey.

Mar 1 • 01:02 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

The PP calls for a tax investigation into what Zapatero earned in the 'Plus Ultra case'

The Popular Party (PP) is calling for a tax investigation into former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero's earnings linked to the Plus Ultra airline bailout.

Mar 1 • 00:45 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

José María Aznar: "I believe there are conversations between Moncloa and Vox; they feed off each other"

In an interview reflecting on the 30th anniversary of the Popular Party's (PP) victory in Spain, former Prime Minister José María Aznar discusses the enduring relevance of his reformist agenda and the current political dynamics involving Vox.

Feb 28 • 21:49 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Feijóo, to Vox: 'We will not accept lessons from those who have never governed and who, when they governed, left'

Alberto Núñez Feijóo, president of the PP, defends his party's long-standing control of Castilla y León while criticizing Vox for their political failures and calling for a focus on effective governance.

Feb 28 • 13:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

Montero sentences the Andalusian PSOE and positions itself almost 20 points behind the PP four months before the regional elections

The Andalusian PSOE faces a challenging electoral landscape, trailing significantly behind the PP as the upcoming regional elections approach.

Feb 27 • 21:42 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The PP summons Deputy Prime Minister Montero to the Senate investigation committee of SEPI

The People's Party in Spain has summoned Deputy Prime Minister María Jesús Montero to testify before a Senate committee investigating alleged corruption related to the State Industrial Participation Society (SEPI).

Feb 27 • 11:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

The 'sudoku' of chairs that elevates the strong man of Ayuso in the Assembly and confuses sectors of the PP: 'There are changes that are not understood'

The restructuring of the Popular Party's parliamentary group in Madrid has caused turmoil within the party amid ongoing controversies and a recent crisis involving the dismissal of the Education minister.

Feb 26 • 23:02 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Mañueco Starts Campaign with Agriculture as a Priority to Counter Vox

Alfonso Fernández Mañueco, interim president of the Junta de Castilla y León and PP candidate for re-election, emphasizes agriculture in his campaign to diminish the influence of the far-right Vox party.

Feb 26 • 19:05 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

'Los Pancetas', a new clan around Ayuso that divides the hardline wing of the PP

'Los Pancetas' is a new faction within the PP, led by Carlos Díaz-Pache, that is reshaping the party dynamics in Madrid and challenging established power figures.

Feb 26 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

How to Feed the Far Right

The article discusses how the Popular Party (PP) in Spain is accommodating far-right views in its negotiations with Vox, altering its leadership dynamics and policy positions.

Feb 26 • 04:30 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Rift in PP-RS stalls definition on support for PL or MDB

The PP-RS party is struggling to define its political alignment for the 2026 elections amid internal divisions and competition for support between candidates.

Feb 26 • 03:00 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

The PP brings the prohibition of the burka and niqab in public spaces to the City Council of Barcelona

The PP party is pushing to ban the burka and niqab in public spaces at the City Council of Barcelona following a recent vote in Congress.

Feb 25 • 13:33 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The PP, in Vox's Swamp

The Popular Party (PP) in Spain outlines its negotiating limits with the far-right Vox party, revealing a controversial willingness to incorporate extreme right ideologies into government agreements.

Feb 25 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The Madrid university finalizes financing with the hard wing of the PP after the departure of 'los pocholos'

The Madrid university is on the verge of finalizing its funding strategy with the conservative People's Party (PP) after a significant governmental reshuffle.

Feb 25 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Genoa stumbles with Vox after taking charge of the negotiations in Extremadura and Aragon

The PP faces unexpected backlash from Vox's Santiago Abascal regarding the negotiation framework, jeopardizing the harmony between both parties.

Feb 25 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

The PP's turn achieves "fluid and continuous conversations" with Vox in 24 hours

The Popular Party (PP) under Alberto Núñez Feijóo seeks stable agreements with Vox, despite rejections on proposed frameworks.

Feb 24 • 21:51 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The Constitutional Court will examine for the first time the failure of the Government to present Budgets

Spain's Constitutional Court is set to examine a case regarding the government's failure to present the annual budget, following a conflict initiated by the Senate led by the Popular Party (PP).

Feb 24 • 11:47 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

The first day of Vox's divorce in Cibeles: not a glance between Cabello and Ortega, separate voting and 'nips' from the PP: 'Are you sure you want to talk about illegal registrations?'

In a tense session at the Madrid City Council, members of Vox presented their proposals amid clear divisions and tensions, particularly between prominent party members Cabello and Ortega.

Feb 24 • 11:44 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The PP document to negotiate with Vox requires Abascal's party to approve the Budgets for the entire legislature

The PP has drafted a framework document demanding that Vox commit to approving budgets for all of its regional governments throughout the entire legislative term.

Feb 23 • 18:26 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

This is Feijóo's 'framework document' for the PP's agreements with Vox: 'Unique, binding, and applicable throughout Spain'

The Popular Party in Spain establishes a binding negotiation framework with Vox, aiming for coherent governance in regional negotiations.

Feb 23 • 18:11 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

The PP leadership changes strategy and will now participate in negotiations in Extremadura and Aragon after agreeing with Vox on a new "framework"

The PP party in Spain has shifted its approach and will now engage in negotiations with Vox in Extremadura and Aragon to ensure coherency and facilitate agreements.

Feb 23 • 13:12 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

Camps digs into the wound of the PP and pays out of his own pocket for a survey against Llorca and Catalá: 'We need to stop the bleeding of votes to Vox'

Francisco Camps, the former president of Valencia, criticizes the PP's leadership and pays for a survey highlighting declining support for the party, particularly against Vox.

Feb 23 • 11:26 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Camps funds a survey in which he surpasses Llorca and Catalá as the leader of the Valencian PP

Francisco Camps, former president of Generalitat, claims a new survey indicates he is the most favored candidate for the leadership of the Valencian People’s Party (PP) over current leaders Llorca and Catalá.

Feb 23 • 11:10 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

The PP promises a Big Brother to monitor "24/7" the major water dams: "Its state is worrying"

The Popular Party in Spain has vowed to implement a comprehensive monitoring plan for major water dams if they assume power, citing worrying conditions of current infrastructure.

Feb 23 • 01:34 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

The PP promises a renovation plan for all major dams and to invest 100 billion euros by 2035: "The safety of Spaniards is not guaranteed"

The People's Party (PP) in Spain promises to invest 100 billion euros in a renovation plan for dams to enhance safety and infrastructure maintenance if they come to power.

Feb 22 • 13:00 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

The PP launches an attack on Marlaska for "sabotaging" the appearance in the Senate of Julio Martínez, "possible front man" of Zapatero

The People's Party (PP) in Spain criticizes Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska for allegedly obstructing the Senate appearance of Julio Martínez, who is identified as a potential intermediary for former President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.

Feb 22 • 10:21 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The pacts strain the relationship between Génova and the PP of Extremadura: 'The message to Guardiola did not sit well'

Negotiations with Vox are causing internal tensions within the Popular Party, particularly in Extremadura, where communications between the national leadership and regional party members have become strained.

Feb 22 • 04:40 UTC
🇸🇪 Dagens Nyheter
National & Local

Nathan Shachar: 'Far-right' Vox shakes up the circles of Spanish politics

The Vox party, representing Spain's radical right, has become a significant and alarming competitor to both the ruling socialist PSOE and the conservative PP after recent regional elections.

Feb 21 • 12:03 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Curious lessons from the PP in the case of rape

The article discusses the left's response to a recent case related to the Popular Party (PP) and the emergence of far-right sentiments in Spain.

Feb 21 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The purge of Ortega Smith leaves the future of Vox in the Madrid City Council in the hands of the PP

The leadership crisis within Vox following the attempted ousting of Javier Ortega Smith gives the PP significant control over the party's future in the Madrid City Council.

Feb 21 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

The Burqa and Variable Geometry

The article discusses Spain's PP party presenting a law against the burqa to 'defend the equality' of women amid a complex societal debate.

Feb 20 • 23:09 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

The PP implicates Ana Redondo in the 'DAO case' and takes Marlaska to the Senate

The Popular Party (PP) is broadening its accusations related to the DAO case of alleged sexual harassment within the National Police by implicating Minister Ana Redondo alongside Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska.

Feb 20 • 23:09 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The City Council of Níjar approves the ban on access to municipal facilities with burka or ‘niqab’

The Níjar City Council has approved a measure to ban access to municipal facilities for individuals wearing burkas or niqabs, supported by the ruling Party Popular and Vox.

Feb 20 • 09:11 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The PP summons Zapatero to testify in the Senado commission on the Koldo case during the Castilla y León campaign

The Popular Party has summoned former President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero to appear before the Senate's Koldo case commission on March 2, coinciding with the campaign for the Castilla y León elections.

Feb 19 • 15:22 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Latest updates on political news, live | The PP now admits it does not know if Marlaska was aware of the sexual assault by the former police chief in advance

The Popular Party (PP) in Spain has acknowledged uncertainty over whether Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska was aware of a sexual assault allegedly committed by the former head of the National Police prior to its public revelation.

Feb 19 • 09:08 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

"I knew it": The PP accuses Marlaska of "covering up" the alleged sexual assault in the police

The Popular Party (PP) of Spain has accused Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska of covering up a sexual assault case within the police, amidst growing controversy regarding the resignation of the police chief involved.

Feb 19 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

The PP presents its own law against the burqa to "defend women's equality"

The Popular Party (PP) in Spain has proposed a law to prohibit the burqa and niqab in public spaces, citing the defense of women's equality and freedom from coercion.

Feb 18 • 21:54 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

Statues in Barcelona with Burqas: the PP launches a 'shocking campaign' to prohibit this garment and the niqab

The Popular Party (PP) of Barcelona has initiated a provocative campaign featuring iconic female statues draped in burqas, aiming to spark debate on equality in the city while calling for a ban on the burqa and niqab.

Feb 18 • 13:33 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The leader of 'Los Pocholos', close to Ayuso, resigns as director of the Madrid ballet after clashing with Miguel Ángel Rodríguez

Antonio Castillo Algarra has resigned as the artistic director of the Ballet Español de la Comunidad de Madrid following conflicts with the hardline faction of the PP, particularly Miguel Ángel Rodríguez.

Feb 18 • 11:00 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The PP rushes to demand the resignation of Marlaska

The Popular Party has intensified its calls for the resignation of Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska following allegations of sexual assault against former police chief José Ángel González Jiménez.

Feb 18 • 09:57 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The PP assumes there will be no agreements with Vox until the Castilla y León elections pass

The Popular Party (PP) acknowledges that no agreements with Vox will be made until after the Castilla and León elections on March 15.

Feb 18 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The hard wing of the PP against 'the pocholos': this is how the first major crisis of Ayuso's government exploded

Isabel Díaz Ayuso's government faces a significant internal crisis due to a clash between two factions, with the unexpected resignation of three Popular Party deputies.

Feb 18 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Congress rejects Vox's proposal on the burka but several groups open to a 'serious debate'

Spain's Congress has rejected a proposal from the Vox party to ban the burka, although some other political groups have expressed a willingness to engage in a serious debate about the issue.

Feb 17 • 19:20 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The Ayuso PP approves a Vox proposal to prohibit the burqa and niqab in municipal premises of Alcalá de Henares

The Popular Party in Alcalá de Henares, led by Ayuso, has approved a controversial proposal by Vox to prohibit the burqa and niqab in municipal facilities.

Feb 17 • 16:55 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The Government rejects the ban on the burka pushed by Vox and PP

The Spanish government has rejected a proposal from Vox and the People's Party (PP) to ban the burka and niqab in public spaces, citing concerns over religious freedom enshrined in the Constitution.

Feb 17 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Zarzalejo, from Ayuso's whip against Begoña Gómez to new Education Counselor

Isabel Díaz Ayuso, the President of Madrid, has replaced Emilio Viciana as Education Counselor with Mercedes Zarzalejo, a hardliner in the party who previously served as spokesperson in a controversial investigation involving Begoña Gómez.

Feb 17 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

Feijóo strikes a blow on the table out of fear of losing control before Vox: 'There is friendly fire and enemy fire against Guardiola'

Alberto Núñez Feijóo of Spain's Popular Party has intervened in negotiations with Vox, reprimanding María Guardiola for her public approach and stressing the need for discretion in proceeding discussions.

Feb 16 • 21:33 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Génova to Guardiola on the Extremadura Negotiation: "There is Too Much Noise and Not Enough Serious Work Around the Table"

The national leadership of the PP urges discretion in negotiations with Vox in Extremadura, highlighting the need for serious work rather than media sensationalism.

Feb 16 • 13:44 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The PP praises Felipe González, but its disciplinary code provides for expulsion for those who criticize the party

The PP has praised former socialist leader Felipe González for his criticisms of current PSOE leader Pedro Sánchez, despite having a disciplinary code that penalizes internal criticism.

Feb 16 • 13:28 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The PP Subjects the Government to Close Surveillance from Europe

The Popular Party (PP) in Spain is subjecting the government to scrutiny from the European Parliament, citing concerns over the rule of law and the closure of a nuclear plant in Extremadura.

Feb 16 • 04:40 UTC

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