Tag: Popular Party - Spain

• Thursday, October 4th 2018 - 07:55 UTC

  Spain's Supreme Court confirms jail term for ex IMF chief Rodrigo Rato

  

  Spain’s Supreme Court has confirmed a four-and-a-half year prison sentence for former International Monetary Fund head Rodrigo Rato for misusing a Spanish bank’s corporate credit card.

• Saturday, May 26th 2018 - 08:46 UTC

  Countdown for Rajoy's government: call for fresh elections

  

  Spanish opposition parties have launched a fierce campaign to end the conservative government of Mariano Rajoy after courts ruled that his Partido Popular profited from a large kickbacks-for-contracts scheme. The Socialist opposition announced a vote of no confidence against the prime minister with the backing of anti-establishment and left-wing parties, while the pro-business Ciudadanos (Citizens) – which had supported the conservative minority government until now – urged Mr Rajoy to call a fresh election.

• Friday, May 25th 2018 - 08:23 UTC

  Blow to Rajoy: 29 members of the ruling party convicted for corruption

  

  A Spanish court has issued hefty prison sentences for politicians and business people involved in a kickbacks-for-contracts scheme that helped fund Spain’s governing party. The National Court’s decision is a major blow for Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s Partido Popular, fined 245,000 Euros because it benefited from the illegal scheme that was in place between 1999 and 2005.

• Monday, November 13th 2017 - 06:44 UTC

  Rajoy campaigns in Catalonia and calls on the silent majority to convert voice in vote

  

  Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy has said regional elections next month in Catalonia will help end “separatist havoc” in the northeastern region. Rajoy addressed a campaign event on Sunday on his first visit since imposing direct rule on the region a fortnight ago.

• Tuesday, August 30th 2016 - 07:25 UTC

  Spain heading for a new political deadlock and a possible new election in Christmas

  

  Spain's acting prime minister said on Monday that he would continue to seek support to form a minority government and end an eight-month political impasse even if he fails to win confidence votes in parliament this week as is expected.

• 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.

• Wednesday, June 8th 2016 - 07:49 UTC

  Spanish Socialists could be knocked out to third place in 26 June repeat election

  

  Spain's anti-austerity party Podemos and its allies could leapfrog the Socialists in this month's repeat general election to become the country's main opposition, three polls released over the weekend.

• Thursday, January 14th 2016 - 06:33 UTC

  Socialist becomes Spain's parliament speaker; no agreement yet on new government

  

  Spain's parliament held its first session Wednesday, with lawmakers from four main parties taking their seats at a time of political turmoil. Lawmakers picked a Socialist, Patxi Lopez, a former head of the regional government of the northern Basque Country, as parliamentary speaker, in the first pact between rival parties still engaged in talks to form a government since last month's inconclusive election.

• Saturday, December 19th 2015 - 02:43 UTC

  Rajoy rejects the idea of a grand coalition, German style, after Sunday's vote

  

  Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Friday rejected any idea of his ruling Popular Party (PP) trying to form a grand coalition with the main opposition Socialist Party (PSOE) after Sunday's general election, in a bid to stop emerging political forces Podemos and Ciudadanos from entering government.

• Tuesday, December 15th 2015 - 06:56 UTC

  Spain's electoral debate dominated by corruption accusations

  

  Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was accused of being unfit to govern by his socialist challenger Pedro Sanchez on Monday night in an unusually ferocious election debate held before this week's general election. Sanchez performance makes him a first line contender for highest office in Spain, even if Rajoy's party as forecasted wins the election