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Spanish People’s party leader accused of sexism with ‘makeup’ jibe

Alberto Núñez Feijóo says female deputy PM ‘knows a lot about makeup’ as he queries employment figures at election rally

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2023

Spain conservatives entrust Feijóo, the boring guy who wins every election by a landslide

Those who know him in Spain say that Alberto Núñez Feijóo doesn't enter a political battle unless he has almost every chance of winning

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023

How Spain’s conservatives joined forces with far-right Vox

Some in Extremadura region see local outcome as latest example of People’s party putting pragmatism over principles

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2023

Can Europe’s marauding far right be slain? Spain’s voters hold the answer

Prime minister Pedro Sánchez gambled on a snap election. If he loses, the heirs of the age of Franco could be back in power for the first time in nearly 50 years

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2023

Will Spain’s snap election usher in the far right – or can PM’s gamble pay off?

Pedro Sánchez is betting on galvanising leftwing voters to block the far right getting into government for first time since Franco

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2023

Spaniards worried about far-right Vox party sharing power, poll finds

More than 60% express concern over Vox entering coalition government after 23 July election

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2023

Free money to teenagers, shorter working week and climate action: can Spain’s new leftwing party win power?

Yolanda Díaz set up her Sumar coalition to fend off the far right in this month’s election, but polls show she has a staggering amount of work to do

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2023

Spain’s PM warns of far-right danger after PP strikes coalition deals

Pedro Sánchez’s comments follow last month’s elections in which PP and Vox made huge gains

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2023

Exhumation of civil war dead from Spain’s Valley of Cuelgamuros begins

Scientists aim to analyse remains of 128 people recovered from basilica where thousands were buried

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2023

From ‘cranks’ to contenders: how Spain’s far-right Vox party is rising toward power

Once dismissed as anachronistic, the radical party hopes to ride a wave of patriotism in next month’s elections. In the town of Rascafría, its focus on local issues is proving effective

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2023