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Founder of Spain’s far-right Vox party shot in face by motorbike gunman

Alejo Vidal-Quadras – who had also led the conservative Popular Party in Catalonia – was shot in Madrid hours after Spain’s acting prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, agreed a controversial deal between his Socialist Party and a Catalan separatist party that is set to give him another term in office

The Independent UK

Spanish People’s party leader fails in bid to become prime minister – as it happened

Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of right-leaning party, fails to gain enough votes from MPs to become PM

The Guardian - UK

Spanish General Election: Feijóo’s Victory Falls Short Of Governing

Feijóo's People's Party and Vox fail to secure enough seats, leaving Spain's government in a deadlock scenario.

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Monday briefing: Spain’s nail-biting election ends in hung parliament – what happens now?

In today’s newsletter: The country’s conservative parties were meant to romp to victory in snap elections, but with 100% of the vote counted, neither the left or right blocs have secured a majority

The Guardian - UK

Spain in ‘political limbo’ after election yields no clear winner

Conservative People’s Party wins most seats in Sunday’s vote but may fail to force removal of Socialist Pedro Sanchez.

Al Jazeera

Spain’s PM gambles with another snap election – and the stakes are even higher

Pedro Sanchéz said Sunday’s election was a binary choice between left and right and could affect ‘balances within Europe’

The Guardian - UK

Spanish election 2023: Socialists and Conservatives neck and neck in early tallies

Spain is voting in general election that poses choice between left-wing or right-wing coaltions

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Spain’s Snap General Election Sees Rise In Turnout, Except In Catalonia

Voter participation increases across Spain, but drops significantly in Catalonia and Basque Country.

Zenger

Spanish PM Sanchez pins snap election hopes on ‘fear of far right’

Spain will be voting in a snap general election on Sunday. Despite negative polls, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is hoping to win by remobilising the left to prevent a possible coalition between the conservative People’s Party and the far-right Vox party, according to Maria Elisa Alonso, a political scientist…

France 24

Spain’s snap vote: Catalans fear right-wing takeover

Final opinion polls project that the right-wing PP party will win a majority in a coalition with the far-right Vox.

Al Jazeera

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

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

Spain’s Opposition Leader Feijóo Foresees The End Of The Socialist Era: “We’ve Gone Far Enough”

People's Party leader Feijóo rallies for end to 'sanchismo' and a new political era in Spain amid upcoming snap general elections.

Zenger

Spanish main opposition leader welcomes snap election

The leader of Spain's conservative opposition People's Party (PP) on Monday welcomed the announcement of a snap general election in July and asked voters to give his party a "clear majority".

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The Guardian - UK

Spain’s PM calls snap election after opposition triumphs in local polls

Pedro Sánchez says Spaniards need to clarify what they want after gains by conservative and far-right parties

Reuters

Spain's Sanchez gambles on snap election after regional ballot rout

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called a snap election on Monday, in an apparent attempt to wrong-foot his conservative opponents and give his flagging Socialist party the best chance of retaining power before its support weakens further.

Reuters

Voter fraud allegations mark last day of election campaigning in Spain

Allegations of voter fraud in small towns and an unprecedented case of kidnapping marked the last day of campaigning before local and regional elections in Spain on Sunday.

Reuters

Analysis-For Spain's Socialists, regional elections a rehearsal for national vote

In speeches across the country ahead of regional elections on Sunday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has promised two-euro cinema tickets for the elderly, affordable homes for the young and money to mitigate the effects of a long-term drought.

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Reuters

Spain's conservatives seen winning general election, poll shows

Spain's main opposition People's Party (PP) is poised to win a parliamentary election in December but could only achieve a working majority via a potentially problematic alliance with the far-right Vox, according to an opinion poll published on Monday.

Reuters

Spain's Socialists extend lead in CIS poll, trail in others

If Spain's elections due at the end of the year were held today, the ruling Socialists would win with a five-point lead, according to a poll on Friday that contrasts with recent surveys that put the centre-right People's Party in front.

The Independent UK

Austria's far-right Freedom Party regains national momentum

Nearly four years ago, Austria’s populist far-right Freedom Party was ousted from the national coalition government over a major corruption scandal, and voters punished it at the ballot box

Bangkok Post

How did China surpass Thailand?

Thailand revolutionised its political and administrative systems in 1932, well before China, which did not start until 1949. The shared drive for this revolution was the economic hardship of the populace. Both Thailand and China were poor nations. Their economy stagnated and was under the control of the privileged groups,…

Reuters

Activists fear Spain's transgender bill is running out of time

Activists in Spain are concerned time is running out to pass a law that would make it easier for people to self-identify as transgender, as its progress through parliament is slowed by heated debate.

Reuters

Conservative People's Party wins a resounding solo victory in Andalusia

Spain's opposition People's Party won an absolute majority in Andalusia's regional elections on Sunday for the first time in Spanish democracy, boosting the new Conservative leader's odds for the national elections in late 2023.

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