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Yet Another Election for Spain Reveals Deeper Strains
By: JNN DIGITAL on 1:52 AM / comment : 0 EUROPE
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez at a news conference in Madrid on Friday. “The decision is in the Spanish people’s hands,” he said, announcing elections in April
Patrick Kingsley
A center-left government has fallen. The two-party system has collapsed. The far-right is on the rise. At first glance, Spain seems a lot like other parts of Europe these days. And it is.
But the decision on Friday by Spain’s Socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, to call for an early general election in April — the country’s third since late 2015 — is also an echo of deeper, particularly Spanish dynamics at play.
Patrick Kingsley
A center-left government has fallen. The two-party system has collapsed. The far-right is on the rise. At first glance, Spain seems a lot like other parts of Europe these days. And it is.
But the decision on Friday by Spain’s Socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, to call for an early general election in April — the country’s third since late 2015 — is also an echo of deeper, particularly Spanish dynamics at play.
How a ‘No-Deal’ Brexit Could Open a Path to Irish Unity
By: JNN DIGITAL on 1:48 AM / comment : 0 EUROPE
The corner of Londonderry, Northern Ireland, where the “Bloody Sunday” killings of demonstrators were carried out. The Good Friday Agreement of 1998 has largely ended sectarian violence.
Andrew Testa for The New York Times
By Benjamin Mueller LONDONDERRY, Northern Ireland — Gary Donnelly, a city councilor in Londonderry, has fought for years to end British rule in Northern Ireland. After the 1998 peace agreement many of his allies put aside the struggle to expel the British and reunify with the Irish Republic, but not Mr. Donnelly.
Andrew Testa for The New York Times
By Benjamin Mueller LONDONDERRY, Northern Ireland — Gary Donnelly, a city councilor in Londonderry, has fought for years to end British rule in Northern Ireland. After the 1998 peace agreement many of his allies put aside the struggle to expel the British and reunify with the Irish Republic, but not Mr. Donnelly.
Britain Gives Diplomatic Recognition to Libyan Rebels
By: JNN DIGITAL on 12:40 AM / comment : 0 EUROPE
Norway Suspect Appears ‘Calm’ at Hearing
By: JNN DIGITAL on 11:36 PM / comment : 0 EUROPE
Tens of Thousands of Norwegians Rally to Remember Attack Victims
By: JNN DIGITAL on 11:35 PM / comment : 0 EUROPE
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