Regional elections are due to be held in Spain on Sunday. The result is likely to have a signal effect far beyond. Will the conservatives and the right manage to prevail? Madrid in particular is highly contested. The battle for power is being fought hard.
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Spain's bloc of leftist parties that keeps Pedro Sánchez in power is beginning to crumble. The candidacy of Yolanda Díaz and her newly formed Sumar platform in the upcoming parliamentary elections is taking votes from the Socialist Sánchez and Podemos, which is increasingly becoming a residual party.
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Morocco and Spain are planning a gigantic construction project under the Strait of Gibraltar. They want to connect Africa and Europe for vehicles, high-speed trains, and natural gas. The great project also requires German expertise.
By Christian Hiller von Gaertringen
