Tag: El Goloso
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History of Pride in Madrid: Socialist government of Pedro Sánchez (2018 – 2023)
A motion of no confidence by PSOE was registered with the Congreso de Diputados on 25 May 2018 after the Audiencia Nacional found Partido Popular profited from illegal kickbacks-for-contracts during the Gürtel case. Spanish law only allows for such a motion to be put through if an alternative candidate for president is also nominated at…
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History of Pride in Madrid: Conservative government of Mariano Rajoy (2011 – 2018)
Spain held general elections on 20 November 2011, called five months early by President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero on 29 July 2011 in response to a deteriorating economic situation. Partido Popular went into the elections leading in the polls, and eventually finishing with 44.6% of the vote, up from 40.1% in the 2008 elections. The…
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Ruta de Orgullo: Lesbians at Pride in Madrid
This is a three-part piece. The first is a history of lesbian involvement in Pride in Spain. This, the second part, is a guide to Madrid related sites connected to Orgullo, and some of the history attached to those places. It is not so a guided walking route but a list of places connected to…
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