Tag: Mariano Rajoy

• Friday, November 4th 2011 - 00:38 UTC

  Spain’s PP wants a return to ‘bilateralism’ in dealing with the Gibraltar dispute

  

  Gibraltar could be heading for stormy days if as opinion polls indicate Spain’s Partido Popular sweeps into power and has plans to resuscitate the ‘bilateral’ Brussels process by opposition to the current ‘trilateral’ talks.

• Thursday, September 29th 2011 - 18:33 UTC

  Bilateral negotiations in Gibraltar’s future, anticipates Spanish expert

  

  Already in difficulty under Spain’s Socialists, PSOE, the Trilateral forum (Spain, UK and Gibraltar) is unlikely to flourish under a Conservative PP government. That is the view expressed by Luis Ayllon, diplomatic correspondent of the right-leaning ABC Spanish national and a veteran reporter of Gibraltar affairs.

• Monday, September 26th 2011 - 17:10 UTC

  Spanish Conservatives poised for absolute majority in November election

  

  Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero dissolved parliament on Monday, but pledged more measures to tackle Spain's economic crisis before a November election that is expected to hand power to the conservative opposition.

• Wednesday, September 7th 2011 - 04:35 UTC

  Spain’s conservative opposition extends lead over Socialists to 15 points

  

  Spain’s conservative opposition People’s Party (PP) has extended its lead over the ruling Socialists and is on course to win a parliamentary majority in the November 20 elections, according to an opinion poll on Sunday.

• Friday, July 29th 2011 - 18:50 UTC

  Rodriguez Zapatero calls early election; Spanish opposition leads opinion polls

  

  Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero announced Friday an early general election in November, four months early than scheduled, looking to capitalize on a slight upturn in opinion poll ratings.

• Wednesday, May 25th 2011 - 15:33 UTC

  Gibraltar opposition anticipates hostility with a Spanish PP government

  

  Gibraltar’s opposition has signalled unease with the prospect of the conservative PP forming a government in Spain in the near future. In a statement analysing the municipal results the Opposition says that Gibraltarians will feel “extremely nervous” about the prospect of the PP in power.

• Monday, May 23rd 2011 - 04:02 UTC

  Spain’s ruling Socialists suffer major defeat but early elections ruled out

  

  Spain's ruling Socialist Party sustained heavy losses in municipal elections on Sunday, amid widespread protests against high unemployment. The conservative People's Party (PP) took 37.5% of the vote compared with almost 28% for Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's PSOE, with more than 90% of votes counted.

• Thursday, May 6th 2010 - 03:00 UTC

  Bad Signal: Spanish Government and Opposition Remain on Collision Course

  

  The Spanish government and opposition made on Wednesday an attempt to join forces against the country's economic crisis amid international concern that Spain could be heading for a Greek-style meltdown.