Política

Aliança Catalana (AC) currently constitutes a unique political phenomenon in Spain. It is the party that is indisputably growing, according to all polls. More than Vox, since some surveys and the elections in Castilla y León point to a certain stagnation of Santiago Abascal’s party, pending what the Andalusian elections on the 17th may dictate. But the case of AC is a perfect assembly in demographic terms, as it is gaining potential voters not only from abstention but from several parties. If this continues, it could also disrupt the entire distribution of seats in the Parliament. Why has Aliança Catalana managed to gain ground so decisively, above Vox?

A United States citizen on vacation in Mallorca has requested political asylum in Spain due to fear of the policies implemented in that country by Donald Trump. The man, 34 years old, appeared a few days ago at the Civil Guard barracks in Felanitx accompanied by his lawyer to make the formal request, according to Ultima Hora. The Civil Guard has forwarded the request to the National Police, which is responsible for carrying out these procedures.

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has urged the European Commission to protect prominent figures defending international law from the sanctions imposed by the US government and has requested the immediate activation of the Blocking Statute, the main instrument of the European Union to neutralize the effects of foreign sanctions on European territory, as he himself announced on the social network X.

The Spanish-Palestinian activist Saif Abukeshek, detained by Israel in international waters as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla heading to the Gaza Strip, began a dry hunger strike this Wednesday and stopped drinking water as a form of protest.

Judge Juan Carlos Peinado has dismissed the appeals filed by Begoña Gómez, her advisor in Moncloa Cristina Álvarez, and businessman Juan Carlos Barrabés against his decision to refer the case to a jury if it ultimately goes to trial, while also once again rejecting the dismissal of the investigation for the crimes of influence peddling, corruption in private sector business, embezzlement, and misappropriation of public funds in relation to the chair held by the wife of the Prime Minister at the Complutense University of Madrid.

The mask trial that has brought the former Minister of Transport and former Secretary of Organization of the Socialist Party, José Luís Ábalos, to the dock comes to an end today still with some questions yet to be resolved. Clearer are the effects that this case has had on

León XIV will visit the Brians 1 prison, in Sant Esteve Sesrovires, on the same day he will go to the Montserrat abbey and bless and inaugurate the Jesus tower of the Sagrada Família, on June 10. This is the penitentiary center that houses people from the Barcelona area who are in preventive detention, awaiting trial. Specifically, there will be a meeting with the women of one of the modules, and this event will take place after the recent visit to the Bata prison during the Pope’s trip to Equatorial Guinea, just a few weeks ago.

The trial for the so-called mask case will be ready for judgment this Wednesday, barring any last-minute changes. The three defendants, led by former minister José Luis Ábalos, have given their respective explanations, some more accurate than others. These, along with more than 70 witness and documentary pieces of evidence, will be the entire set of evidence that the seven judges will begin to evaluate from Thursday to reach a verdict of conviction or acquittal. The nature of the court is to try to issue a sentence as quickly as possible to avoid unnecessary speculation, so the decision is already expected to be known before the summer holidays.

Isabel Díaz Ayuso has turned her institutional trip to Mexico, to “intensify” relations with what is the second largest investing country in the region, into a new episode of the cultural battle that she has been fighting in Spain for years around Hispanidad, which has earned her quite a few criticisms in the North American country. Even from the president, Claudia Shienbaum, who has warned that those who seek to vindicate Hernán Cortés and his atrocities are destined for defeat.

In a turbulent international context, dominated by armed conflicts and the rise of the far right, the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, positioned Spain this Tuesday as a hub of security and commitment to peace and a multilateralism based on solid rules, thanks to the political stance of the Government to which she belongs. Robles claimed this Spanish position, opposed to the two fundamental wars currently affecting Europe and therefore Spain, those of Ukraine and Iran, for being contrary to international legal order. “Spain says no to illegal offensive wars that do not have international backing.”