Vox amPlug Brian May Special Edition Set review Vox’s mini headphone guitar amp gets a royal ascent, courtesy of the Queen guitar legend Guitar World · 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
Small leftist parties in Spain unite before July election in pact that could help Sánchez Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s chances of getting reelected after a July election have received a potentially important boost following an agreement between more than a dozen small leftist parties to run on a joint ticket The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2023
Party with controversy: Spain’s festival of Moors and Christians Some see the annual festival marking the reconquest of Iberia from Arab rulers as racist and disrespectful. Al Jazeera · Jun 8, 2023
Warner Bros. Discovery’s Mistakes Keep Piling Up CNN CEO Chris Licht looks like he could be forced to walk the plank for the sins of an ego-driven and highly overpaid boss in David Zaslav. Either way, WBD stock remains a dud. Barchart · Jun 6, 2023
Could far-right Vox party become Spain’s kingmaker in July vote? Polls indicate that Spain’s ultraconservative party could become the kingmaker of the national government. Al Jazeera · Jun 5, 2023
Pedro Sánchez’s snap Spanish election gamble Spain is heading for a snap general election after prime minister Pedro Sánchez’s Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) and its allies suffered losses in local and regional elections. The Week · Jun 5, 2023
Will ‘safe pair of hands’ Feijóo deal with far-right Vox and take power in Spain? Alberto Núñez Feijóo’s inner circle believes he can appeal to centre-right voters and win snap general election The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2023
Europe’s lurch to the right rolls on. Only unity on the left can stop it Recent polls in Italy, Spain, Greece, Turkey and Finland tell the story of voters swayed by fear and prejudice. Progressive parties – take note Keir Starmer – need a clear, principled agenda to turn that tide The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2023
The Guardian view on the snap Spanish election: Europe needs Sánchez’s gamble to pay off Editorial: This summer, Spain could become the latest country to feature a radical right presence in government The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2023
Spanish elections: why devastating local losses to the right have forced socialist prime minister Pedro Sánchez to call an early national vote The local and regional elections that took place the 28th May have shaken up the political chessboard in Spain. The right-wing Partido Popular took the largest proportion of votes and now has the largest number of seats in local and regional governments. The Conversation · May 31, 2023
Spain risks following US, Brazil in lurch to far-right, PM says Spain could follow the U.S. and Brazil in lurching to the far-right in a parliamentary election on July 23, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday, urging Spaniards to give him a "strong, resounding backing for the next four years". Reuters · May 31, 2023
Across Europe, the far right is rising. That it seems normal is all the more terrifying Austria, France, Germany, Sweden and now Spain – the firewall between the mainstream and the far right is crumbling, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2023
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 · May 30, 2023
The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2023 Spain’s centre-right Citizens party says it will not run in general election Decision follows poor performance in Sunday’s regional and municipal elections
Reuters · May 30, 2023 Key EU legislation up in the air after Spain accelerates elections Key European Union legislation including reforms of its power market and climate change goals are up in the air after Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called a snap election just as Spain is due to take the reins of the bloc.
Reuters · May 30, 2023 Factbox-Who's who in Spain's July 23 snap general election Spain's snap parliamentary election on July 23 is unlikely to produce a working majority for any one party, with complex pre- and post-ballot alliances holding the key to governing Spain.
The Independent UK · May 30, 2023 Spain PM's shock election call brings unruly coalition to heel Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s snap general election breaks the coalition he built with the far-left United We Can party, with the aim of bringing to heel the unruly faction whose internecine conflicts damaged the coalition's results in local elections
Reuters · May 29, 2023 Spain's political high roller Sanchez takes biggest gamble yet Pedro Sanchez's reputation as a risk-taker precedes him but his announcement on Monday of a snap election, after a poll setback and as an EU presidency stint beckons, represents the Spanish prime minister's biggest political gamble yet.
The Independent UK · May 29, 2023 Spain’s PM Pedro Sánchez calls snap election after crushing defeat in regional polls Announcement came after conservatives inflicted heavy losses on the governing Socialists in Sunday’s polls
Reuters · May 29, 2023 Spain's far-right Vox open to coalition government with PP conservatives Spain's far-right Vox party is open to forming national and regional governing coalitions with the mainstream conservative People's Party (PP), Vox leader Santiago Abascal said on Monday after right-wing parties won a regional election.
Guitar World · May 29, 2023 This is the Hallmark Wing-Bat – a guitar based on the original Batmobile design The build is one of only 100 made and endorsed by the Hollywood custom car-maker
Bangkok Post · May 29, 2023 Spain PM calls snap election after local poll drubbing MADRID: In a surprise move, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called a snap election on July 23 on Monday, a day after his Socialists suffered a drubbing in local and regional polls.
Radio France Internationale · May 29, 2023 Spanish PM calls snap election after hammering in regional vote Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called an early general election for 23 July – a day after his Socialist party took a heavy battering in local and regional polls that saw big gains for the conservatives and far-right Vox party.
The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2023 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