Tag: Pedro Sanchez

Monday, April 29th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Socialists win the most votes in Spain but now must try and work a coalition

Spain’s Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez, fresh from a win for his party in national elections on Sunday, said the only conditions he would place on forming a coalition government would be respecting the constitution and promoting social justice.
Saturday, April 27th 2019 - 09:44 UTC
Spain votes on Sunday with no clear winner and a possible hung parliament

The leaders of all of Spain's main political parties invited their supporters on Friday night to prepare for power, as campaigning for one of the tightest national elections in decades drew to a close. No single party will get an overall majority in Sunday's ballot, and opinion polls suggest all five leading contenders have a realistic chance of playing a role in government.
Wednesday, April 24th 2019 - 09:10 UTC
Possible Spanish Socialist and Conservative coalitions too close to call according to latest opinion polls

Spain’s Socialists increased their lead in two polls published over the weekend, with support from 28.8% to 30.3% of voters, but they fell short of a majority ahead of a general election on April 28.
Tuesday, March 26th 2019 - 09:15 UTC
Lopez Obrador urges Spain and the Vatican to apologize for abuses during the conquest; Madrid strongly rejects

The Mexican president has sent a letter to Spain's King Felipe VI and Pope Francis urging them to apologize for human rights abuses committed during the conquest of the region. Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the indigenous peoples of Mexico had been the victims of massacres.
Tuesday, March 12th 2019 - 09:24 UTC
Spanish election poll forecasts a hung parliament

Spain’s ruling Socialists would win 134 seats in the upcoming election due April 28, though would fall short of a majority in the 350-seat parliament forcing it to seek allies to pass legislation, a poll showed on Monday.
Monday, February 25th 2019 - 09:02 UTC
“Rotten Bourbons” shouts the Barcelona crowd to Spanish visiting King

Hundreds of people took to the streets of Barcelona on Sunday to protest against a visit by Spain's King Felipe VI to the Catalonia region that made a failed bid to secede in 2017.
Friday, January 25th 2019 - 15:53 UTC
Venezuela: Russia offers to mediate between Maduro and the transition government

Russia joined on Friday to countries that offered to safeguard peaceful mediation between the government of President Nicolás Maduro and the President of the National Assembly, proclaimed interim president of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó. The government of Vladimir Putin said that they are prepared to cooperate with all global forces acting responsibly, RIA news agency reported.
Friday, November 30th 2018 - 06:19 UTC
Air Force One touches down - Trump is in BA for G-20 Summit

The famous Air Force One, a veritable Flying White House, landed in Ezeiza at 10.10 pm amid tight security measures right on time for US President Donald Trump to rest and get ready for Friday's breakfast meeting with his Argentine colleague Mauricio Macri.
Friday, November 30th 2018 - 02:02 UTC
Second leg of Libertadores Cup decider set for Dec. 9 in Madrid

The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol)'s disciplinary board Thursday turned down Boca Juniors' request and thus cleared the way for the second leg of the Libertadores Cup final to be played at Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu on December 9, it was announced.
Saturday, November 24th 2018 - 06:06 UTC
Theresa May optimistic on EU summit to endorse Brexit deal, but Spain remains adamant on Gibraltar

Preparations for a summit to endorse Britain's deal to quit the European Union risked running aground on the rock of Gibraltar on Friday, as Spain defended its veto over the fate of the tiny territory. Britain's PM Theresa May and leaders of the other 27 EU member states are to meet Sunday to approve their divorce agreement and set a course for negotiating their future post-Brexit relationship.