far right surges amid socialist win in spain

MADRID -- Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialists won Spain's on Sunday and large gains by the upstart far-right Vox party appear certain to widen the in European Union's fifth-largest economy... ... Today we are the third-largest party Spain and the party that has grown the in votes..

scenarios: will spain finally have a government?

By agreement should the result be inconclusive, MADRID - The main candidates Spain's fourth in four years have already dismissed several possible scenarios for forming government... ... Socialists have said that they would make proposals to other parties within 48 hours and would aim to strike..

spain jails catalan separatist leaders, sparks protests

The ruling and its fallout is to color election on Nov., Spain's in four years, and influence the direction taken by the separatist movement.. The regional head of Catalonia, Quim Torra, called for amnesty for all 12 leaders and would seek urgent meeting with Spain's King Felipe VI and..

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what next for catalonia and those that campaign for independence from

Demonstrators outside Spanish Consulate Edinburgh protest against the extradition to Spain of Catalan Clara Ponsati in 2018. ... Spain's caretaker prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has made clear that the government could once again suspend Catalonia's regional powers under Article 155 of..

unhcr europe monthly report (july 2019) - spain

changes to Spain's approach to search and rescue in the Western Mediterranean limited the areas of operations to Spain's Search and Rescue Region, resulting in 39% reduction in the number of arrivals to Spain. ... While land arrivals at the enclaves have decreased by 16% compared..

prelude to civil war: francis graham wilson on spain

With the introduction into Spain of French esprit revolutionnaire that accompanied Napoleon's conquest, many Spanish intellectuals turned against the monarchy, Catholic Church, and Spain's system of autonomous fueros .. ... In 1967, in light of his reading in the history of..

spain: an election full of uncertainty

The campaign has addressed any of Spain's most pressing issues, such as persistent unemployment, the slowdown, how to trim the deficit or how to punch its weight in EU. ... Spain's democracy has matured over four decades. Sadly, from most of today's political leaders, only one of..

vox and the extreme right in spain

By reproducing scene that seems as though it was taken out from the In moment of creativity, VOX, the new referent for the extreme right Spain, thought of promoting image of political leadership Lord of Rings epic saga. It's almost too easy to make fun of the in which VOX promises to 'Reconquer..

george orwell, spain, and revolution

He resolved to go to Spain, where he learned that just being anti-fascist was insufficient — you had to be for something. . ... In Homage to Catalonia Orwell argued the need to rally the support of the workers and peasants to the rear of the forces of the fascist leader Franco; to appeal to the..

spain holds political show trial of catalan nationalist

Spain holds political show trial of Catalan nationalist defendants. Over the last two weeks, Madrid has launched judicial frame-up of Catalan nationalist politicians and leaders in public show trial. ... Nine of them have been in custody for over 500 days and face up to 25 years in jail for..

study in spain - expat guide to spain

o Spanish universities, there are outposts of American universities Spain Schiller International University, St. You can find information on scholarships to study Spain on Spanish Ministry of Education website ask your university about any exchange programmes.. ..

podemos and the left in spain

The reinforcement given by Socialist Party to then Prime Minister Adolfo Suárez of Democratic Center Union took the form of helping the government to quell the wave of strikes and demonstrations that had threatened to destabilize Spain throughout 1976 1977. ... In 1985, of course, Socialist..

a guide to education in spain - expat guide to spain

OECD PISA survey of educational standards of year olds across 70 countries and economies showed that Spain's in mathematics, reading and science is above OECD average. ... After school, students go onto Spain between the ages of 12 and 16 years old, school, private school  or..

spain unearths its past

Half of Spain is opposed to the exhumation of Franco and the profanation and pillaging of Valley of Fallen, the movement's leaders warned. ... The leader, Santiago Abascal, called upon the flag-waving crowd to make Spain great again and fight the enemies for Spain's division and..

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