Partido Popular and Vox reach agreement for Balearic government
Vox will not join a coalition government but have secured agreement on various matters.
Disastrous first council meeting at Palma town hall
"Vox said that they will be a constructive opposition, but they are being destructive."
Fiestas and lack of agreement delay formation of new Balearic government
The investiture of Marga Prohens as president may well now be on July 7.
Step closer to agreement for next Balearic government
Vox will provide the president (speaker) of the Balearic parliament.
Jaime Martínez sworn in as the new mayor of Palma
He promised to approach the responsibility with “self-reliance, a vocation for public service, humility and dialogue”.
Bank of Spain urging review of Mallorca policies for building new homes
The Partido Popular's manifesto didn't contemplate the type of revision that the Bank and the property sector propose.
Vox crank up the pressure for forming the next Balearic government
There are differences between the Partido Popular and Vox on a number of contentious issues.
Partido Popular and Vox reach first agreements for town hall coalitions
Calvia and Alcudia; Vox will have responsibility for the police in both municipalities.
The tricky negotiations to form the next Balearic government
The first vote for the investiture of Marga Prohens as Balearic president is scheduled for June 28.
Moroccan community fears about Vox in the Balearic government
The Immigration Platform in the Balearics expects positive agreements with the Partido Popular.
Property sector expecting the new government to deliver on promises
More developable land, different types of housing ... just two measures the property sector wants.
Partido Popular to govern alone; Vox "will not put a spanner in the works"
Negotiations are likely to see Vox staying out of the government but entering the Council of Mallorca administration.
New government will scrap 80 km/h speed limit on ring road
The PP have immediate priorities for the government, the Council of Mallorca and Palma town hall.
Marga Prohens, the centre right politician who spent her summers in Southampton, looks set to be new Balearic President
“The left criminalises foreigners with a house on the island due to the failure of its housing policies and as they watch them fail, they consider prohibition as the solution."
Local elections 2023 for the Balearics
The PP candidate for the Balearic Government Marga Prohens celebrates her victory after the election results were announced today, Sunday, at the party's headquarters in Palma.
Local elections 2023 for the Balearics
PP candidate for the Balearic Government Marga Prohens (c) with Jaime Martinez (l) and Guiem Galmés (r) at the party's headquarters.
Local elections 2023 for the Balearics
A person voting in the elections held in Palma.
Too many tourists? What Mallorca's political parties say
The elections are almost upon us, and tourism is a key issue.
Rafa Nadal's cousin standing as a candidate in the local elections
Result of the election too close to call.
Poll suggests the right will take over at Palma town hall
The numbers stack up but the Partido Popular have expressed misgivings about pacts with Vox.
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