Johnson gamble
Surely Johnson doesn´t believe that he can take Britain out via the back door.
Politics
Spain has no easy options in search for a new government
The Partido Popular came first in a general election, but acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy fell short of a majority for the second time in six months.
Election 20D
Spain votes
It is the most uncertain general election in Spain's post-Franco democratic era.
Election 20D
Partido Popular wins, but uncertainty is total
PP loses a third of seats in Congress. Rajoy intends to form a government though. PSOE loses seats, but the result is not as catastrophic as had been predicted. The C's perform less well than opinion polls had suggested. Podemos emerges as the third force. PP wins in the Balearics - three seats, but these are two fewer than in 2011.
Magalluf, black payments and an election: the past week in Majorca
Yet another new look for Magalluf, an apparent drought and an end to black payments for property. Some of the themes over the past week in The Bulletin.
Election 20D
Election update
The PP has won the election, but how meaningful will this now prove to be?
Politics
Fewer eligible voters in the Balearics for Sunday's election
A total of 726,264 people in the Balearics will be eligible to vote in Sunday's general election.
Tourist tax
“I don't like tourist taxes”
“We can secure a great victory,” Rajoy said of the election on 20 December.
Politics
Spain’s general election set for 20 December
Podemos, which wants to loosen the grip of austerity introduced by Rajoy’s government, is running in third place.
Political parties
"The Partido Popular have to learn to listen or otherwise they face defeat..."
- Britons will have to pay to come to Mallorca from 2022
- More bad news for British residents driving in Spain
- Palma airport damaging Mallorca's image in the UK
- Enough is enough! Petition launched after UK driving licences banned in Spain for residents
- Tourist who dived into Magalluf pool was egged on by friends
Comment
Lame duck v. Chicken
“If Corbyn is a chicken then Johson is a lame duck Prime Minister.”
Jason Moore06/09/2019 09:56