Elections

Spanish Opposition Leader Feijóo Pledges First Foreign Trip as PM Would Be to Morocco

6 July 2023

The president of the Popular Party (PP) and candidate for the presidency of the government in Spain, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, said that his first official trip as head of (…)

Spanish Opposition Claims Sahara Letter to Morocco’s King ’Drafted in Rabat’

28 June 2023

The Partido Popular (PP) candidate for the Senate in Melilla for the upcoming general elections on July 23, Isabel Moreno, is convinced that the letter from Pedro Sanchez (…)

Sahrawi Activist’s Likely Election to Spanish Congress Raises Diplomatic Tensions with Morocco

14 June 2023

The Sahrawi activist, Tesh Sidi, number three on the Sumar party list, is a candidate in the legislative elections and will likely be elected as a deputy, which leads the (…)

Spain’s Sahara Policy in Flux as Elections Loom: Morocco Watches Closely

13 June 2023

Spain’s foreign policy towards Morocco, particularly its position on the Sahara, could change after the July 23 elections. The kingdom is closely following these early (…)

Morocco Stalls Customs Deal, Reigniting Tensions with Spain over Ceuta and Melilla

7 June 2023

Morocco and Spain normalized their diplomatic relations in April 2022 after Spain’s change of position on the Sahara. The two countries signed a joint declaration in Rabat (…)

Algeria Eyes Spanish Election for Potential Diplomatic Reset

30 May 2023

Algeria no longer wants to negotiate with the government of Pedro Sanchez. The Algerian authorities are waiting for the early legislative elections on July 23 in Spain to (…)

Morocco Accused of $2.1 Million Vote-Buying Scheme in Spanish Enclave Melilla

25 May 2023

Morocco would have financed the purchase of votes in Melilla for around 2 million euros via "Hawala", a traditional informal payment system established for years between Rabat (…)

Spanish Socialist Candidate Rebuffs Provocative Question About Moroccan King

24 May 2023

Aya Ben Hamama, the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) candidate for the May 28 municipal elections in Parla, firmly put an Internet user in his place who was trying to get her (…)

Far-Right Vox Party Vows to Halt ’Moroccan Influence’ in Spanish Enclave of Ceuta

23 May 2023

The president of Vox, Santiago Abascal, announced that his party wants to win the municipal elections next Sunday in Ceuta in order to curb the "Moroccanization" that the (…)

Spanish-Born Activist Finally Votes After Years of Fighting for Citizenship Rights

21 May 2023

Born in Spain to Moroccan parents, Safia El Aaddam has not exercised her right to vote since reaching the age of majority because she does not have Spanish nationality. On May (…)