https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Non-EU nationals living in Europe don't have many voting rights but some countries do allow them to cast a ballot in local elections. Here's what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.es/20220218/explained-where-in-europe-can-non-eu-foreigners-vote-in-local-elections Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:40:39 +0100 explained-where-in-europe-can-non-eu-foreigners-vote-in-local-elections Tuesday, June 18th is the deadline for Brits to register to vote in the UK's general election, but there are other measures you can take to make sure your vote gets to the ballot box on time. https://www.thelocal.es/20240618/deadline-day-what-brits-in-europe-can-do-to-make-sure-they-vote-in-uk-election Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:59:05 +0200 deadline-day-what-brits-in-europe-can-do-to-make-sure-they-vote-in-uk-election The UK will go to the polls on July 4th, but there are a few important dates for Brits abroad to keep track of if they want to make sure their vote will be counted. https://www.thelocal.es/20240604/the-key-deadlines-brits-in-europe-need-to-know-to-vote-in-the-uk-election Tue, 04 Jun 2024 19:05:48 +0200 the-key-deadlines-brits-in-europe-need-to-know-to-vote-in-the-uk-election Early elections in Catalonia on May 12th could have political ramifications that go beyond the northern region and prolong the seemingly never-ending melodrama of Spanish politics. https://www.thelocal.es/20240502/why-regional-elections-in-catalonia-matter-to-spains-future Thu, 02 May 2024 15:46:14 +0200 why-regional-elections-in-catalonia-matter-to-spains-future As primary elections hot up across the United States, here's everything Americans in Europe need to know about voting from overseas. https://www.thelocal.es/20240115/how-americans-in-europe-can-vote-in-the-us-primary-elections Mon, 15 Jan 2024 14:57:03 +0100 how-americans-in-europe-can-vote-in-the-us-primary-elections The UK has changed its rules on overseas voting, meaning that thousands of Brits living in Europe will be eligible to vote in the next general election - and voter registration opens on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20240115/uk-to-open-voter-registration-for-brits-in-europe-as-15-year-rule-finally-ends Mon, 15 Jan 2024 17:44:18 +0100 uk-to-open-voter-registration-for-brits-in-europe-as-15-year-rule-finally-ends Gibraltar votes on Thursday in a tight election which could affect talks on a deal settling the tiny British overseas territory's ties with the European Union following Brexit. https://www.thelocal.es/20231012/brexit-gibraltar-votes-in-crucial-election-that-could-impact-eu-ties Thu, 12 Oct 2023 12:28:11 +0200 brexit-gibraltar-votes-in-crucial-election-that-could-impact-eu-ties Spain has regional and municipal elections coming up at the end of May. Here's what you need to know about requesting and sending your postal vote (the deadline is coming up!). https://www.thelocal.es/20230510/how-to-vote-by-post-in-spains-regional-and-local-elections Wed, 10 May 2023 13:13:29 +0200 how-to-vote-by-post-in-spains-regional-and-local-elections After eight years running City Hall, Barcelona's left-wing mayor, Ada Colau, is eyeing a third mandate on May 28th, when Spain votes in local and regional elections whose outcome is unclear. https://www.thelocal.es/20230512/will-barcelona-elect-adau-colau-as-mayor-again Fri, 12 May 2023 19:00:48 +0200 will-barcelona-elect-adau-colau-as-mayor-again EH Bildu's decision to run 44 convicted ETA members or associates (including seven imprisoned for murder) as candidates in local elections in the Basque Country has caused uproar across Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20230511/shock-as-44-convicted-eta-terrorists-to-run-in-elections-in-spains-basque-country Thu, 11 May 2023 11:07:56 +0200 shock-as-44-convicted-eta-terrorists-to-run-in-elections-in-spains-basque-country With pivotal regional elections in Andalusia fast approaching, The Local's political correspondent Conor Faulkner looks into who will win, and what it could mean for national politics in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20220603/andalusias-regional-elections-who-will-win-and-why-does-it-matter Fri, 03 Jun 2022 14:40:54 +0200 andalusias-regional-elections-who-will-win-and-why-does-it-matter The leadership of Spain’s wealthiest region is at stake but the vote could also have national ramifications. Here's why the experts believe that “more than a just region is at stake" with Madrid's upcoming elections. https://www.thelocal.es/20210427/focus-why-madrids-elections-are-so-important-to-spanish-politics Tue, 27 Apr 2021 19:21:39 +0200 focus-why-madrids-elections-are-so-important-to-spanish-politics Catalan separatist parties boosted their parliamentary majority in a regional election Sunday that was overshadowed by the pandemic and marked by low turnout, more than three years after a failed bid to break away from Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20210215/catalan-separatists-boost-majority-in-spain-regional-election Mon, 15 Feb 2021 10:25:10 +0100 catalan-separatists-boost-majority-in-spain-regional-election Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia goes to the polls on Sunday, but has the tide turned against independence? https://www.thelocal.es/20210208/as-vote-looms-catalan-separatism-loses-its-spark Mon, 08 Feb 2021 10:31:16 +0100 as-vote-looms-catalan-separatism-loses-its-spark Spanish rivals kicked off campaigns on Thursday for regional elections in Catalonia that could help settle a years-long separatist crisis, if the coronavirus contagion does not torpedo the vote. https://www.thelocal.es/20210129/catalonia-rivals-kick-off-campaign-but-could-coronavirus-torpedo-the-vote Fri, 29 Jan 2021 12:24:18 +0100 catalonia-rivals-kick-off-campaign-but-could-coronavirus-torpedo-the-vote Frustrated, abandoned, completely voiceless, disenfranchised, criminally neglected - this is how many British citizens in Spain feel at being denied a vote in next month's crucial general election because they choose to live abroad. https://www.thelocal.es/20191120/frustrated-and-angry-how-britons-in-spain-feel-at-being-denied-a-vote-in-the-uk-election Wed, 20 Nov 2019 15:11:25 +0100 frustrated-and-angry-how-britons-in-spain-feel-at-being-denied-a-vote-in-the-uk-election British people living in Spain have just one week left to register to vote for what is being described as "the most important election in a generation". https://www.thelocal.es/20191119/last-chance-brits-in-spain-have-just-one-week-left-to-register-to-vote-in-elections Tue, 19 Nov 2019 16:44:28 +0100 last-chance-brits-in-spain-have-just-one-week-left-to-register-to-vote-in-elections The Spanish election result gives Britons in Spain fearing Brexit, reason to be hopeful ahead of the crucial UK general election, explains Bremain in Spain's Sue Wilson. https://www.thelocal.es/20191118/opinion-when-it-comes-to-the-election-can-the-british-government-learn-lessons-from-spain Mon, 18 Nov 2019 11:18:59 +0100 opinion-when-it-comes-to-the-election-can-the-british-government-learn-lessons-from-spain The far-right wing party Vox won the largest share of the vote in the region of Murcia. Conor Patrick Faulkner examines what's behind the southern region's sudden lurch to the right. https://www.thelocal.es/20191114/analysis-what-made-murcia-vote-for-vox Thu, 14 Nov 2019 16:16:54 +0100 analysis-what-made-murcia-vote-for-vox As a Briton living in Spain would you rather vote in the Spanish parliamentary elections or in the UK general election? The question divided our readers with many supporting the view they should have the vote in the country where they pay taxes. https://www.thelocal.es/20191114/i-live-and-pay-my-taxes-in-spain-so-why-cant-i-vote Thu, 14 Nov 2019 14:49:33 +0100 i-live-and-pay-my-taxes-in-spain-so-why-cant-i-vote