Ayuso had managed to very successfully capitalise on the pandemic fatigue
José Ignacio Torreblanca comments on the electoral results for the regional government of Madrid
Ayuso had managed to very successfully capitalise on the pandemic fatigue
José Ignacio Torreblanca comments on the electoral results for the regional government of Madrid
Sánchez involvement has allowed Ayuso to turn it into a vote on his goverment. If the polls are right this is very troubling for Sánchez.
José Ignacio Torreblanca comments the regional elections for the Community of Madrid, which took place the 4th of May
Madrid and Ayuso cannot speak for all Spain, but Sánchez has engaged in the election and that allowed her to turn the election on an emotional plebiscite on the national government
José Ignacio Torreblanca comments on the 4th of May elections for the Community of Madrid
This is a sanction vote against Sánchez and Iglesias, against the governmental coalition
José Ignacio Torreblanca is quoted by Le Point on the regional elections in Spain
The Socialists have not been able to win over votes either from Ciudadanos or from the left…now the question is whether Sánchez can govern with the deadweight of Podemos
José Ignacio Torreblanca is quoted in an article commenting on the Madrid regional elections and the consequences of the victory of the Spain’s conservative People’s party
Journalists and think-tankers should collaborate, not compete
José Ignacio Torreblanca responds to POLITICO’s chief Europe correspondent Matthew Kartnitschnig’s comments against think-tankers in his comment piece “The Fake news loved by EU leaders”
Sanctioning freedom of thought and freedom of expression is a stupid and counterproductive decision that damages China’s image throughout Europe
José Ignacio Torreblanca talks about the sanctions adopted by the Chinese government against a number of individuals and entities in the EU, in response to the sanctions adopted by the European Union against four chinese people responsible for the repression of the Uighur population in Xinjiang province
Although I was concerned about the way the law is being used, Hasél is not the most appropriate figure to build a youth movement
José Ignacio Torreblanca is quoted in an article addressing the youth protests in Barcelona over the imprisonment of the rapper Pablo Hásel
Podemos is afraid of being rendered irrelevant so it lashes out viciously to maintain visibility and try and show there are two partners with the same strength
José Ignacio Torreblanca comments on the role played by the Spanish political party “Podemos” regarding the imprisonment of the rapper Pablo Hásel
We like to say that the pandemic makes us equal in our vulnerability and that the virus knows no borders. However, this is not true.
José Ignacio Torreblanca meditates on how vaccination has become another element of fragmentation, injustice and global inequality