Catalan separatist party to withdraw backing for Spain’s government

Catalan separatist party to withdraw backing for Spain’s government

Shorouk Express Exiled Catalan separatist figurehead Carles Puigdemont on Monday said his party had decided to withdraw its crucial support for Spain’s minority left-wing government, throwing its future into doubt. After an inconclusive 2023 election in which the Socialists finished second, the support of Junts per Catalunya’s seven MPs proved decisive to allow Prime Minister…

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Opposition party calls for tougher language and culture exams for Spanish citizenship

Opposition party calls for tougher language and culture exams for Spanish citizenship

Shorouk Express The leader of the Partido Popular (PP) opposition party Alberto Núñez Feijóo has proposed raising the language level to B2 in order to obtain Spanish nationality. This week, the PP proposed tightening the requirements for immigrants to gain Spanish nationality by raising “the linguistic, cultural, and constitutional standards”. According to PP leader Feijóo,…

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‘Only party helping us’: How far-right Vox is charming rural Spain

‘Only party helping us’: How far-right Vox is charming rural Spain

Shorouk Express Vox has made the battle against “climate fanaticism” a rallying cry in a bid to harvest rural votes from mainstream parties in Spain, its climate-sceptic campaigning mirroring like-minded formations across Europe. Standing by a barn brimming with hundreds of bleating sheep, Jesús del Socorro Cuevas leads the far right’s charge against “dictatorial” EU…

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Pro-EU party claims victory in Moldova elections despite Russian interference claims

Pro-EU party claims victory in Moldova elections despite Russian interference claims

Shorouk Express On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Moldova’s ruling pro-Western party won a resounding victory in parliamentary elections on Monday, overcoming several pro-Kremlin opponents in a vote overshadowed by accusations of Russian interference. President…

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