Tag: Right wing

• Thursday, May 16th 2019 - 08:32 UTC

  Austria votes to bans the headscarf in primary schools

  

  Austrian MPs on Wednesday approved a law aimed at banning the headscarf in primary schools, a measure proposed by the ruling right-wing government. So as to avoid charges that the law discriminates against Muslims, the text refers to any “ideologically or religiously influenced clothing which is associated with the covering of the head”.

• Thursday, May 9th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Bolsonaro denies he's a racist and that racism is a problem in Brazil

  

  Racism is an insignificant problem in Brazil, according to President Jair Bolsonaro, who has been accused of not just racist but also homophobic and sexist comments in the past. Bolsonaro spoke to Rede TV in an interview broadcast on Tuesday night, in which he defended his record on a number of controversial subjects.

• Tuesday, May 7th 2019 - 08:57 UTC

  Bolsonaro insists in being honored in the US: this time possibly in Texas

  

  Brazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro is considering travelling to the United States to be honoured at an event in Texas next week, his spokesman said on Monday, just days after he cancelled a heavily criticized visit to New York City.

• Thursday, January 10th 2019 - 09:00 UTC

  Coalition of rightwing parties will rule Andalusia for the first time in 36 years

  

  A coalition of rightwing parties will rule Spain's most populous region, Andalusia, for the first time in 36 years under a deal with the far right. The conservative Popular Party (PP) will rule along with the centre-right Citizens.

• Saturday, December 29th 2018 - 08:06 UTC

  Rightwing coalition to rule Socialist stronghold Andalusia: first time in 36 years

  

  An alliance between the right-wing Partido Popular, Ciudadanos and Vox resulted in Ciudadanos’ deputy Marta Bosquet being voted in as Speaker of the Andalusia Parliament. She received 59 votes from the three parties, which put her ahead of left-wing alliance Adelante Andalucía’s Inmaculada Nieto who held 50 votes.

• Friday, October 26th 2018 - 09:51 UTC

  Honduras domestic political dispute plays to the benefit of Trump and Republicans

  

  The flier began circulating on social media in Honduras this month, showing a lone migrant sketched against a bright red backdrop. It was a call to join a caravan, the work of leftist activists and politicians who had helped lead migrants north in the past. But they also tossed a political spark into the mix, blaming their right-wing government for the exodus: “The violence and poverty is expelling us.”