Tag: Vox

• Friday, May 17th 2024 - 20:18 UTC

  Milei lands in Madrid, praises his administration's achievements

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei landed Friday in Madrid after a refueling stopover in the Canary Islands, for a series of engagements, none including a member of the Spanish government or the royal house. Also aboard the ARG 01 aircraft was Presidential Secretary Karina Milei.

• Monday, May 6th 2024 - 18:52 UTC

  No diplomatic conflict between Argentina and Spain following Minister's remarks about Milei

  

  Spain's Government Monday ruled out any diplomatic conflict with Argentina after Transport Minister Oscar Puente's derogatory remarks last week against Javier Milei, whose spokesman Manuel Adorni said in Buenos Aires that “for us, it is a settled issue.”

• Wednesday, July 26th 2023 - 10:23 UTC

  Spain dodges a far-right bullet, Socialists poised to return to office

  

  By Shlomo Ben-Ami (*)
  
  A few days ago, the Vox party appeared to be on the cusp of becoming the first far-right party in Spain’s government since the end of Francisco Franco’s dictatorship nearly 50 years ago. That did not happen, but Spanish politics may nonetheless be headed for a new and volatile chapter.

• Monday, July 24th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  No majority achieved after Spain's snap elections

  

  Spain's conservative opposition Popular Party (PP) won Sunday's general elections but is short of votes to make Alberto Núñez Feijoó, even though an alliance with the far-right VOX movement, it was reported in Madrid after over 98% of the polling stations were counted.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.