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El Caso E.R.E.
If there is one thing that is liable to lose the regional elections for the socialists (PSOE) it is the scandal of the ERE. Now this is staggeringly scandalous, even in a country where corruption appears to be an Olympic sport. Read on... »
Three Spanish National Aritcles
Three national articles from the January edition, including the election of Sr. Rajoy, the tragic and sometimes fatal attempts by Africans to enter Spain and further earthly rumbles in Lorca. »
A-7 Confusion
The Province of Granada seems to be receiving one piece of bad news after another. First of all it was the negative from Brussels to route the Mediterranean rail-freight network via Costa Tropical, leaving Motril port without a rail connection, and then on the 26th of October, it was announced that the autovia construction... »
The Mayoress of Almunecar
The investiture plenary meeting of the Almunecar town council has just concluded, with Trinidad Herrera receiving the necessary eleven votes to obtain the absolute majority to become Almunecar’s first Mayoress in its 2,500 years of history. The PP received one of the four PSOE votes, as was expected. Nobody knows which of the PSOE... »
Pre-Vote Manoeuvres
Outgoing Mayor, Juan Carlos Benavides, has preempted his looming Saturday defeat at the swearing in ceremony. »
Spanish Politics
The local and regional elections dealt a severe blow to the Central Government; indeed to the whole of the PSOE on a national level. Although Andalucía didn’t hold regional elections, unlike the majority of Spanish autonomous regions, the damage was still keenly felt because over a thousand town halls in Andalucía, as well as... »
End of an Era?
Now, with the election night just under a week ago, more information has been forthcoming. For example, the defection of Daniel Barbero from the Mayor’s councillor list had catastrophic results over in La Herradura, which will be covered in that section. »
More on the Almunecar Elections
Although there is another article dedicated to the election results in Almunecar, it’s worth mentioning a couple of things here. »
La Herradura Rejects Benavides
Touching on the local elections, yet again, it is worth pointing out that nowhere was the defeat of the Mayor’s party so keenly felt than in La Herradura, with the CA coming in behind the PP (most voted for) and the PSOE. »
Benny Slips But Doesn’t Fall
With the final vote count completed it appears that the Mayor has lost three of his ten councillor seats. However, with seven seats, his party is still the most voted, but only just. The Mayor had hired the old Idea shop premises to hold a victory party; it was widely expected that he might... »
