Categories
Geopolitics In The News

The Big Questions (And Coalition Headaches) Ahead For Spain

The country finds itself without a clear majority following yesterday’s parliamentary elections. Amid such inconclusive results, what are the country’s best options to avoid prolonged political limbo?

Categories
Geopolitics

Manuela Carmena, The Retiree Who Wound Up “Protest” Mayor Of Madrid

Urged by her friends out of retirement, the 71-year-old retired judge surprised all by winning the mayor’s race on the wave of Spain’s rising protest movement. What will she do with her newfound power?

Categories
Society

Historic 24-Hour Run For Gay Rights Around The World

EL PAÍS (Spain), AFP (France), THE LOCAL (Sweden), TORONTO STAR (Canada), MAIL AND GUARDIAN (South Africa) Worldcrunch Gay rights has had a great run the past 24 hours. In the U.S. elections Tuesday, Maryland and Maine voted yes to gay marriage in referendums, with final results still pending on a similar measure in Washington state. […]

Exit mobile version