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Member of voting table in Asturias went for a cigarette and never came back

A MEMBER of a voting table in Llaranes (Asturias) polling station never came back from his cigarette break.  The 40-year-old man said he was going for a smoke after receiving the €70 voting table members are paid for their services on election days.  But the sneaky smoker, who is believed to have a large criminal

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Partido Popular strengthens its hold on Murcia region government in Spain

THE PARTIDO POPULAR strengthened its control of the Murcia regional assembly following Sunday’s elections, gaining five seats- two short of an overall majority. It means that the PP’s Fernando Lopez Miras will remain as president with 21 seats but needs votes or abstentions from the far-right Vox party as has previously been the case. Vox

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BREAKING NEWS: Pedro Sanchez calls early general election in Spain for July 23rd

PRIME MINISTER Pedro Sanchez has announced that a general election will take place in Spain on July 23rd. Sanchez made the shock move in a statement delivered in Madrid on Monday morning and he took no questions from reporters. It had been expected that the general election, which had to take place before the end

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Conservative Partido Popular ousts left-wing coalition that has ruled Spain’s Valencia region since 2015

CARLOS MAZON will be the new Valencian government president after the Partido Popular(PP) topped the poll in Sunday’s regional elections. Needing 50 seats to grab power in the Valencian parliament- Les Corts- the PP became the largest single party with 40(up 21 on the 2019 elections). The far-right Vox party increased its representation by three

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GambleAware Reports a 34% Increase in Donation Pledges For FY 2022-23

A total of £46.5m (€53.6m/$58.6m) in voluntary donations was received by GambleAware during the 2022/23 financial year. The British charity reported that 92% of the total amount, approximately £42.7m, was generated by four of the largest operators in the industry: Entain, William Hill, Bet365, and Flutter. Without a doubt, operators’ main driving force is success,

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LISTED: The 141 Direct (non-stop) flights from Spain’s Malaga Airport

MALAGA Airport is the main gateway for millions of tourists to Andalucia every year, but is also a great starting point for travellers looking to connect with the rest of the world. It is now possible to travel from the Costa del Sol to more destinations than before, without having to make a stopover. Malaga

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Conservative party PP on the rise in Spain’s Andalucia with a difference of more than 185,000 votes over socialist PSOE

THE Conservative Popular Party (PP) has obtained more than 1.4 million votes in Andalucia in yesterday’s municipal elections, more than 185,000 votes over socialist PSOE. In percentages, the PP won 38.1% of the votes and the PSOE 33.3%, according to data published by the Ministry of the Interior. After the PP and the PSOE, Vox

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80-year-old Mayor Of Malaga wins another term of office with absolute majority

FRANCISCO de la Torre will continue for four more years as mayor of Malaga. The Conservative Popular Party (PP) candidate has won the municipal elections held this Sunday, May 28, and has regained the absolute majority he lost in 2015, which forced him to depend on Ciudadanos for the last two mandates. The results give

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