Jose Maria Aznar
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Spain’s right-wing ‘prince’ divides a nation ahead of election
- Europe
- April 22, 2019, 06:00
Earlier this year, while addressing members of his conservative Popular Party (PP), Pablo Casado made headlines when he broached the issue of abortion(...)

New Spanish opposition leader to take tough line on Catalonia and abortion
- Europe
- July 22, 2018, 16:00
The new leader of Spain’s main opposition Popular Party (PP) promises a return to traditional conservative values for the party and to oppose attempts(...)

Spain’s once-dominant conservatives face an existential crisis
- Europe
- July 20, 2018, 01:00
It’s mid-morning in El Mirón and the main square is empty, except for a large stork, which glides overhead to its nest on top of the church nearby. Th(...)

Catalan election: How Inés Arrimadas became rising star of Spanish unionism
- Europe
- December 20, 2017, 01:00
At the end of Catalonia’s last election campaign, in 2015, a group of journalists who had been following Inés Arrimadas over the previous weeks presen(...)

Paddy Woodworth: Spanish judiciary on trial over ETA prisoners
- Opinion
- January 4, 2016, 01:00
There is little doubt that the electoral earthquake that has shaken Spain’s two-party system was triggered by a widespread desire for democratic renew(...)

Man in the middle aims to show Spaniards the third way
- Europe
- December 19, 2015, 05:00
In a recent opinion piece in El País newspaper in which he presented his vision for the country, Ciudadanos (“Citizens”) leader Albert Rivera expresse(...)

Former Spanish PM’s visit gives boost to Venezuela’s opposition
- Europe
- June 9, 2015, 20:25
Former Spanish prime minister Felipe González has made a short visit to Venezuela to offer support to two jailed politicians in a move which has he(...)

Neymar’s transfer and new manager’s tactics weighing Barca down
- Soccer
- March 20, 2014, 10:00
On Sunday, Barcelona will play Real Madrid at the Bernabéu stadium. Clásicos tend to define a season in Spanish football, this year’s encounter(...)

Madrid bombing anniversary exposes divisions in Spanish society
- Europe
- March 10, 2014, 01:00
Araceli Cambronero caught a commuter train from a suburb of Madrid into the city on March 11th, 2004, as she did every weekday morning. But her rou(...)

Thousands march in Madrid against planned abortion limits
- Europe
- February 1, 2014, 16:05
Thousands of people marched in Spain’s capital today to protest against a government plan to limit abortions that has caused unusually open divisions(...)