Abstention, enemy number one of the campaign

Abstention, enemy number one of the campaign

At the bar of the restaurant La Isla, in Seville, some gentlemen would gather at noon. Good people who most likely – one can always be surprised – had the characteristic phenotype of the Popular Party voter. Eavesdropping while waiting for the diner, one could get an idea of the program for this weekend. Most would go to the elegant and unparalleled Horse Fair of Jerez.

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The Treasury collected 2.3 billion more by not updating the IRPF to inflation in 2025

The Treasury collected 2.3 billion more by not updating the IRPF to inflation in 2025

The failure to update the IRPF rate to inflation caused tax revenue to increase by almost 2.3 billion during last year. The calculation is official. It is reflected in the Annual Progress Report that the Ministry of Economy sent to the European Commission on Thursday night. The document confirms that the lack of deflation, an issue that has been part of the public debate in recent years, is generating considerable additional income for the public coffers.

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Pedro Sánchez defends Lamine Yamal after Israel accuses him of "inciting hatred" for waving the Palestinian flag at the Barça street

Pedro Sánchez defends Lamine Yamal after Israel accuses him of “inciting hatred” for waving the Palestinian flag at the Barça street

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, came out this Thursday in defense of the Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal, whom Israel accused hours earlier of “inciting hatred” for waving the Palestinian flag during the parade through the center of Barcelona that the club organized to celebrate the League title last Sunday.

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What is the crime of influence peddling that Zapatero is accused of and how is it penalized in Spain and other countries?

What is the crime of influence peddling that Zapatero is accused of and how is it penalized in Spain and other countries?

For the first time in Spanish democracy, a judge is investigating a former prime minister and is doing so for, among other alleged crimes, influence peddling. The judge of the National Court José Luis Calama has gathered evidence to proceed against José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for having woven a network to use his influence in the current Government of Pedro Sánchez, as well as in other instances, such as the Venezuelan executive, in favor of companies in exchange for money.

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Rajoy and Cospedal deny the Kitchen to save Fernández Díaz, one of their own

Rajoy and Cospedal deny the Kitchen to save Fernández Díaz, one of their own

Former government president Mariano Rajoy and his right-hand woman in the Popular Party, María Dolores de Cospedal, are sticking to their guns. For them, the party’s former treasurer Luis Bárcenas was the traitor, who hid millions of euros in Switzerland and who deceived to make people believe he had compromising papers that he didn’t actually have. For both, the PP’s finance man is lying, and that’s why the so-called Operation Kitchen is an invention. There was “no illegal operation, political or police” against Bárcenas, much less one mounted by one of their own, former Interior Minister Jorge Fernández Díaz, whom Cospedal defined as a “straightforward and upright person who has suffered a lot.”

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