Tag: Santiago Abascal

• Wednesday, April 17th 2019 - 09:44 UTC

  Far right Vox party banned from the only electoral debate in Spain ahead of 28 April

  

  Spain's election board has banned the far-right Vox party from participating in the only confirmed debate for the April 28 election. The controversial, anti-immigration party achieved a surprise victory in recent regional elections.

• Monday, December 3rd 2018 - 07:34 UTC

  Far right party wins seats in Andalusia: first time since the death of Franco in 1975

  

  A far-right party has won seats in a Spanish regional election for the first time since the country's military dictatorship ended in 1975. The Vox party took 12 parliamentary seats in Andalusia on Sunday, beating expectations that it would win five.