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‘We will never forget you’: Spaniards bid farewell to Maricarmen with candles, flowers and a march in her memory
Spaniards gathered in Madrid's Puerta del Sol with candles and flowers to honour the 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked nationwide protests and a political crisis, ahead of a memorial march planned for tonight
Pedro Sánchez announces snap elections in Spain for 29 November
The announcement follows Parliament’s rejection of decrees on the housing crisis, against the backdrop of the eviction case involving 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal — “We faced a divided parliament and the worst opposition in history,” he said in his address — Remarks targeting “tyrants, techno-oligarchs and regimes committing genocides”
Spain’s parliament rejects rent and eviction decrees as housing protests swell
Junts joined the conservative and far-right opposition to defeat both measures, leaving Sánchez with no majority on housing and fuelling talk of an early election, while protesters keep camping in Madrid's Puerta del Sol square
Pedro Sánchez’s wife to stand trial over influence-peddling and embezzlement allegations
It is also being investigated whether she used public resources and government staff for private interests – She denies any wrongdoing
Ceuta boils over again: Serious clashes as thousands of migrants take to the streets for a place in new camp
Spanish authorities began relocating people who had been living on the beaches for weeks. Around 13,000 migrants remain in the Spanish enclave. Tense scenes played out on the streets of Ceuta on Friday as thousands of migrants began moving en masse towards the new accommodation site set up near the port. Spanish authorities had launched […]
The Mind is the New Battleground: Spain’s assault on social media platforms & the dangerous precedent
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced strict new regulations targeting social media. And although he claims they intend to promote “safety,” “accountability,” and the “protection of children,” the…aroma of the new measures is strangely familiar. Indeed, disturbingly familiar!
Spain blames solar power for unprecedented blackout
Spain's grid operator rules out the possibility of a cyberattack and attributes the power outage to a drop in solar energy production – “This must never happen again,” says Sánchez – He promises improvements to the system and accountability for private entities
