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In contrast to immigration, public opinion is leaning to the left in the house. Two investigators agree that government forces gain initiative, but also that they are exposed to paying for the lack of a balance of success
Former Republican representative David Rivera, long close to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, was found guilty in May of secretly lobbying to change Washington's position on the Government of Nicolás Maduro, in exchange for a $50 million consultancy contract with the state oil company PDVSA. On October 2, a Miami judge sentenced him to 10 years in prison for these activities, which involved the current president in charge of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez.
The Organization of American States unanimously adopted a resolution calling for the unconditional release of political prisoners, the restoration of the separation of powers and conditions for free, fair and inclusive elections. The text also creates a follow-up group, but does not provide for specific sanctions against the Daniel Ortega Government.
The Madrid Puerta del Sol camp will continue after Congress rejected the two government-driven decrees to face the housing crisis on Friday, a spokesman for the Inquillinas Union announced. The Junts, PP and Vox parties had already anticipated that they would vote against the measures.
On the eve of the first round of the Brazilian presidential, news that the United States suspended face-to-face attention at its embassy and consulates in that Latin American nation, claiming "security issues," has again fueled fears of Washington's interference. However, the Donald Trump Government did not establish a direct relationship between this measure and the elections. He also did not detail the nature of the threat that caused the suspension.
This challenge cannot start again every time a Government changes or depend on the exceptional will of certain management teams
Anabel Diez argues that the housing crisis has placed the Government at a turning point in the legislature
On October 1, Renee Good's family sued the United States Government and those responsible for President Donald Trump's campaign of immigration repression, saying that "the time has certainly come for them to be held accountable" for his death in January by a federal agent in Minneapolis.
The French Ministry of Education has ordered measures to ensure the safety of students during the youth protests. Hundreds of educational centres remain closed by demonstrations, which require more teachers, better facilities and more funding, while ensuring that, although they do not like the violence of mobilizations, they see no alternative because they have not been heard with peaceful protests.
The Pentagon eliminated a box used by citizens who have never lived in the United States, in the midst of a Republican offensive to restrict their electoral participation
Analysis and explanation of a vote that opens all options, including the electoral advance
The president of the government went on the stand of the Congress of Deputies minutes before the voting began to give a last push to the rules, which ended up falling
The Spanish Congress is debating the two royal decrees - the law, which was promoted by the Government and approved by the Council of Ministers on 29 September, which would respond temporarily to the housing crisis that is going on in the country and which has thousands of people on the streets. Our correspondent Marina Colorado has extended our information.
The control of these areas could change the course of the war waged by the pro-Iranian rebels with the Government of the country.
The president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, opened a period of reflection on Friday, October 2, in which he will assess during the weekend whether or not he calls for early elections, as the Moncloa sources cited by the local press pointed out. The movement came in the midst of echoes of electoral advancement because of the rejection in the Congress of the Deputies of the two housing decrees submitted by the Government to try to alleviate the housing crisis throughout the country. The measures were sank after votes against the right-wing parties, PP and Junts per Catalunya, as well as
The Spanish Congress of Deputies voted on Friday October 2 against the first of two crucial decrees in the midst of the housing crisis, experienced for years, but which recently raised a wave of protests after the eviction of a 87-year-old woman. The measures in the Legislative were already expected to sink, since the right-wing parties: Junts and PP, as well as the ultra-right-wing Vox, anticipated that they would vote against. In the midst of this scenario, leaders of the ruling PSOE party are calling for an advance of elections.
During the debate on the decrees in the House, the protesters have called for a general strike as "the only way" to achieve a decent housing
About 2,000 people were arrested on Thursday during riots in several demonstrations. The Minister of Education meets with students and parents to address the lack of resources and poor conditions in educational institutions
The independent party gives the Government a 59-page document to have a new "starting point" in the drafting of another decree
The president spoke with ministers in the area of Congress Government and heard various views on the opportunity to hasten progress. Sources of La Moncloa affect that all the scenarios are open. If the Chief Executive dissolves the Cortes, the first available date would be Sunday, November 29.
