PP's Shifting Stance on Pension Reform Exposes Political Weaknesses
The Spanish Popular Party's initial rejection and subsequent approval of a government decree raising pensions has exposed their political vulnerabilities, revealing strategic miscalculations and a lack of coherent policy alternatives, potentially impacting future elections.
PP's Shifting Stance on Pension Reform Exposes Political Weaknesses
The Spanish Popular Party's initial rejection and subsequent approval of a government decree raising pensions has exposed their political vulnerabilities, revealing strategic miscalculations and a lack of coherent policy alternatives, potentially impacting future elections.
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56% Bias Score
Sánchez Publicly Defends Minister Amidst Corruption Allegations
Following corruption allegations surrounding Ángel Víctor Torres, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez publicly defended him at the closing ceremony of the PSOE's regional congress in the Canary Islands on Sunday, calling Torres "an exemplary and unbeatable politician." Torres, who was recently reel...
Sánchez Publicly Defends Minister Amidst Corruption Allegations
Following corruption allegations surrounding Ángel Víctor Torres, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez publicly defended him at the closing ceremony of the PSOE's regional congress in the Canary Islands on Sunday, calling Torres "an exemplary and unbeatable politician." Torres, who was recently reel...
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56% Bias Score
Sánchez Proposes Criminal Liability for Social Media Owners to Combat Disinformation
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez proposed holding social media owners criminally liable for content on their platforms to combat disinformation and protect democracy, planning to present this proposal to EU leaders in March, drawing parallels to the liability of restaurant owners for food poison...
Sánchez Proposes Criminal Liability for Social Media Owners to Combat Disinformation
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez proposed holding social media owners criminally liable for content on their platforms to combat disinformation and protect democracy, planning to present this proposal to EU leaders in March, drawing parallels to the liability of restaurant owners for food poison...
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52% Bias Score
PP to Support Spain's Pension Reform, but Criticizes Government Housing Policies
PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo announced his party's support for Spain's pension reform, despite criticizing the government's housing policies and expressing reservations about negotiating with a government he views as undermining the rule of law. The reform includes improvements to retirement incen...
PP to Support Spain's Pension Reform, but Criticizes Government Housing Policies
PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo announced his party's support for Spain's pension reform, despite criticizing the government's housing policies and expressing reservations about negotiating with a government he views as undermining the rule of law. The reform includes improvements to retirement incen...
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40% Bias Score
Sánchez-Puigdemont Meeting Planned Amidst Spanish Political Instability
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez plans a meeting with former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, amid negotiations over immigration powers and political maneuvering involving Junts and the PP, highlighting the fragile state of Sánchez's minority government.
Sánchez-Puigdemont Meeting Planned Amidst Spanish Political Instability
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez plans a meeting with former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, amid negotiations over immigration powers and political maneuvering involving Junts and the PP, highlighting the fragile state of Sánchez's minority government.
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48% Bias Score
Ayuso Accuses Sánchez of Five-Year Attack Campaign
Isabel Díaz Ayuso, President of the Community of Madrid, directly accuses Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of a five-year campaign of attacks against her, citing the leak of her partner's confidential data currently under investigation by the Supreme Court and implicating the Attorney General. Ayuso lin...
Ayuso Accuses Sánchez of Five-Year Attack Campaign
Isabel Díaz Ayuso, President of the Community of Madrid, directly accuses Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of a five-year campaign of attacks against her, citing the leak of her partner's confidential data currently under investigation by the Supreme Court and implicating the Attorney General. Ayuso lin...
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52% Bias Score
Sánchez Prioritizes Power Over Coalition, Raising Concerns About Spanish Democracy
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez chose to reach an agreement with the smaller Junts party rather than the larger PP party to remain in power, highlighting a willingness to compromise democratic norms and potentially setting a dangerous precedent for the future of Spanish democracy.
Sánchez Prioritizes Power Over Coalition, Raising Concerns About Spanish Democracy
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez chose to reach an agreement with the smaller Junts party rather than the larger PP party to remain in power, highlighting a willingness to compromise democratic norms and potentially setting a dangerous precedent for the future of Spanish democracy.
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60% Bias Score
Sánchez Consolidates Power in PSOE Through Ministerial Appointments
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez strategically appointed three ministers—María Jesús Montero, Óscar López, and Pilar Alegría—as secretaries general of the PSOE in Andalusia, Madrid, and Aragon, respectively, bypassing primary elections to consolidate his control within the party, leaving only Cantabria ...
Sánchez Consolidates Power in PSOE Through Ministerial Appointments
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez strategically appointed three ministers—María Jesús Montero, Óscar López, and Pilar Alegría—as secretaries general of the PSOE in Andalusia, Madrid, and Aragon, respectively, bypassing primary elections to consolidate his control within the party, leaving only Cantabria ...
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52% Bias Score
Spain's Insufficient Housing Plan Amidst Soaring Demand
Spain's recent housing plan, announced by President Pedro Sánchez in November 2023, aims to tackle rising housing costs and limited access, but critics argue it's insufficient to address the doubling of housing demand in the last decade, driven by investment and household growth; the plan includes m...
Spain's Insufficient Housing Plan Amidst Soaring Demand
Spain's recent housing plan, announced by President Pedro Sánchez in November 2023, aims to tackle rising housing costs and limited access, but critics argue it's insufficient to address the doubling of housing demand in the last decade, driven by investment and household growth; the plan includes m...
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36% Bias Score
Spain Announces 12 Housing Measures to Tackle Crisis
The Spanish government unveiled 12 new housing measures, including ensuring state-built housing remains public and taxing tourist rentals in strained areas, to combat the housing crisis impacting young people; this follows a 37-point drop in young homeowner percentages since 2011, according to the 2...
Spain Announces 12 Housing Measures to Tackle Crisis
The Spanish government unveiled 12 new housing measures, including ensuring state-built housing remains public and taxing tourist rentals in strained areas, to combat the housing crisis impacting young people; this follows a 37-point drop in young homeowner percentages since 2011, according to the 2...
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48% Bias Score
Spanish Coalition Faces Showdown Over 37.5-Hour Workweek
Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz called an emergency meeting of Sumar ministers on Friday to address the PSOE's resistance to implementing a 37.5-hour workweek, a key coalition agreement now facing strong opposition from the Socialist wing and Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo, escalating ten...
Spanish Coalition Faces Showdown Over 37.5-Hour Workweek
Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz called an emergency meeting of Sumar ministers on Friday to address the PSOE's resistance to implementing a 37.5-hour workweek, a key coalition agreement now facing strong opposition from the Socialist wing and Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo, escalating ten...
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52% Bias Score
Begoña Gómez Denies All Charges in Spanish Court Appearance
Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, appeared before a Madrid judge on Wednesday to deny four charges related to influence peddling, corruption, misappropriation, and professional intrusion, following a querella from the ultra-Catholic group Hazte Oír. She rejected all accusat...
Begoña Gómez Denies All Charges in Spanish Court Appearance
Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, appeared before a Madrid judge on Wednesday to deny four charges related to influence peddling, corruption, misappropriation, and professional intrusion, following a querella from the ultra-Catholic group Hazte Oír. She rejected all accusat...
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48% Bias Score