Politics

• Monday, June 27th 2016 - 06:27 UTC

  Rajoy wins Sunday elections, but Spain remains blocked; coalition talks begin Monday

  

  The conservative Popular Party of Mariano Rajoy, Spain's caretaker prime minister, won the most votes in Spain’s repeat national elections on Sunday, while the Socialists held off a challenge from the Podemos Party to remain the largest left-wing formation. The fragmented result, however, did not settle who will form the country’s next government.

• Saturday, June 25th 2016 - 11:59 UTC

  Corbyn's leadership questioned: Labour MPs submit no confidence motion

  

  A motion of no confidence in Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been submitted by two Labour MPs. Dame Margaret Hodge has submitted a motion - seconded by backbencher Ann Coffey - to the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP), her office said.

• Saturday, June 25th 2016 - 11:52 UTC

  Northern Ireland calls for a referendum on a united Ireland

  

  Northern Ireland’s Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness called for a referendum on a united Ireland shortly after the UK voted to leave the European Union.

• Saturday, June 25th 2016 - 11:34 UTC

  Ambassador Lyster-Binns confident the UK economy is large and strong

  

  United Kingdom´s Leave victory did not come as a great surprise, since the race was too tight, but that was the decision of the people and the economy is large and strong, admitted British ambassador in Uruguay, Ben Lyster-Binns, in a television interview.

• Saturday, June 25th 2016 - 11:29 UTC

  UK´s Leave vote is of great concern for Argentina, admits Malcorra

  

  The exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union is of most concern to the administration of Argentine president Mauricio Macri, said foreign minister Susana Malcorra. “It is a shock for world institutions”, but it's too early to gauge the impact on the Falklands/Malvinas discussions.

• Saturday, June 25th 2016 - 11:08 UTC

  Falklands/Malvinas discussions with Argentina 'more complicated' because of 'British nationalism' resurgence

  

  Wikileaks founder Julian Assange anticipated that the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union will further complicate negotiations with Argentina regarding the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute because of a “resurgence” of what he described as British nationalism.

• Saturday, June 25th 2016 - 10:53 UTC

  Argentina's chances of advancing Malvinas claim not enhanced by Brexit, says Cisneros

  

  The Leave victory in UK and its impact on the Falklands and Argentina's ongoing claim over the Islands was addressed by Argentine academics and diplomats. Probably the man with most experience and knowledge in the trilateral relation between London, Buenos Aires and the Falklands is former Deputy foreign minister Andres Cisneros, who worked next to Guido Di Tella.

• Friday, June 24th 2016 - 20:51 UTC

  Scotland's Sturgeon admits second independence referendum “highly likely”

  

  Scotland's first minister has said a second independence referendum is “highly likely” after the UK voted to leave the EU. Nicola Sturgeon said it was “democratically unacceptable” that Scotland faced the prospect of being taken out of the EU against its will.

• Friday, June 24th 2016 - 19:15 UTC

  Spanish caretaker minister calls for Gibraltar joint sovereignty, following Brexit

  

  The Spanish government has called for joint sovereignty over Gibraltar in the wake of the UK's vote to leave the EU. The British overseas territory of 30,000 voted overwhelmingly for remain, with 95.9% opting to stay in the union.

• Friday, June 24th 2016 - 18:43 UTC

  Falklands will continue to engage with UK and negotiate to retain trade access benefits

  

  The Falkland Islands Government said on Friday it will be working with the public and private sector to further investigate the impact of Brexit on the Islands.