Demonstrators take part in a recent protest against a rally by the Spanish far-right Vox party in Barcelona, Spain. The nationalist Vox party has recently emerged onto the political scene by winning representation in regional elections in the country’s south in December.
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The upcoming Spanish election will not only change the political landscape in the short term. The success of Vox will likely secure a place for anti-immigrant parties for the indefinite future.
From poster of The Marvellous World of Sex.
Soon after the death of Franco, Spain began an experiment with censorship that brought graphic sex and nudity to mainstream cinemas.
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A strange coincidence of historical circumstances in Spain could, taken together, help to bring about a resolution to the crisis in Catalonia.
Laid low: Mariano Rajoy.
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Leader of a corrupt party, an unpopular government and a divided country, Mariano Rajoy’s days were numbered long ago.
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After the most recent elections, Catalonia’s secessionist coalition is free to form a government. But their president is still exiled in Belgium.
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The single biggest party was anti-independence but together, the pro-independence bloc is stronger.
Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon is in a quandary.
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Barcelona has become the test case for separatists Europe over.
Catalonia’s deposed president fled to Belgium after the charges against him were revealed.
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After declaring independence, regional leaders stand accused of rebellion, sedition and embezzlement. But what does that mean?
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An ousted leader, a divided electorate and the risk of further violence pile on the tension ahead of the December vote.
One side of the argument.
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Move by the senate in Madrid came just after the Catalan parliament voted for independence.
Now what?
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After threatening to declare independence, Carles Puigdemont has stepped back from the brink. But that has caused confusion.
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The potential for more violence is clear unless the two sides can be brought to the negotiating table as soon as possible.
For some, Spain’s crackdown on the Catalonian independence vote has raised the specter of the country’s authoritarian past.
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Why did the Spanish state forcefully quash Catalonia’s referendum for independence? It is rooted in the country’s nearly 40-year dictatorship and its transition to democracy.
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The referendum that wasn’t a referendum can’t have a winner.
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The Madrid government is doing everything it can to stop the planned October 1 referendum from happening.
Mariano Rajoy is sworn in as prime minister.
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After two elections and months of deadlock, a minority administration has been agreed. But the situation is far from stable.
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With two votes failing to produce a government, caretaker PM Mariano Rajoy is running out of options.
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More than two months after the election, Spanish politicians still can’t provide the people with the government they demanded.