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...Thereafter, Simón said, Together “will be very keen that we talk a lot about the territorial issue”, meaning Catalonia’s status and another independence referendum....
...He was celebrated for his political tactics when he came to power in 2018 by engineering a confidence vote in the then-prime minister, Mariano Rajoy....
...Mariano M Marsh’s Library, Dublin Opened during the Enlightenment in 1707 Dublin, Marsh’s Library is a repository for works of theology, natural philosophy, mathematics and astronomy, now open to visitors...
...(Simon Mundy) Quote of the day Normally multilateral organisations avoid taking potshots at each other....
...They have included Ugo Rondinone, Simon Fujiwara, Diego Berruecos and Graciela Hasper; earlier this year, the duo Lake Verea – Francisca Rivero-Lake and Carla Verea Hernández – spent five weeks at Casa Wabi...
...To start, FT columnist Simon Kuper provides a special dispatch on the crisis at Spain’s FC Barcelona....
...Casado is in an incredibly weak position,” said Mr Simón. Vox took 10.3 per cent of the vote and 24 seats....
...The Catalan parties had helped bring Mr Sánchez to power last June, when he ousted former PP prime minister Mariano Rajoy in a no-confidence vote....
...“They are ceasing to be a national party,” said Pablo Simon, professor of politics at Madrid’s Carlos III university. Not all PP supporters are pessimistic....
...But he needs to — everyone there is hungry,” said the 53-year-old, as he touted bus tickets to the hundreds of Venezuelans who stream across the Simón Bolívar border bridge every day....
...“If the situation doesn’t get out of control, if it’s not violent, then the ball stays in motion,” said Mr Simon....
...Moreover Andalucia — the country’s most populous region — is the first electoral test for Mr Sánchez, who ousted Mariano Rajoy, the former PP prime minister, in a June confidence vote, and Mr Casado, who...
...Mariano Rajoy, Spain’s prime minister, said Ms Cifuentes had “done what she had to do”. “Her resignation was required in this situation....
...A contest to succeed Mariano Rajoy, Spain’s recently ousted prime minister, as leader of the conservative People’s party has narrowed to a generational battle after a first round of voting by party members...
...The former prime minister Mariano Rajoy quit as PP leader and was replaced by Mr Casado. According to a poll published last week, the PP has been struggling since being forced from power....
...“It’s a political defeat for the government, obviously, but it is not something that will make the government fall,” said Pablo Simón, professor of politics at Madrid’s Carlos III University....
...Pablo Simón, professor of politics at Madrid’s Carlos III University, said that the vote looks like it could be a “close call”....
...Pablo Simón, a professor of politics at Madrid’s Carlos III University, said the PP’s defeat was unlikely to usher in a more conciliatory stance towards Catalonia....
...“It’s a political earthquake for the Popular party,” said Pablo Simón, professor of politics at Madrid’s Carlos III University....
...Mariano Rajoy tried to avoid the unwanted spectacle of a court appearance this week....
...The FT’s Simon Kuper breaks it down. (FT) Oil majors see opportunity in electric cars Yes, you read that correctly....
...“Catalonia is putting huge pressure on the government and the whole Spanish political system,” says Pablo Simón, professor of politics at Madrid’s Carlos III University....
...Pedro Sánchez, who has promised fierce resistance to prime minister Mariano Rajoy’s conservative administration, won back leadership of the Socialist party (PSOE) in a primary on Sunday, having been ousted...
...The vote is also an unprecedented challenge to the centre-right government of Mariano Rajoy....
...Pablo Simón, professor of politics at Madrid’s Carlos III University, says those courts would in all likelihood rule against Mr Puigdemont and nullify his investiture....
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