US EditionSpain: Coalition Partner Threatens to Leave over Defence Spending
- The Spanish socialist government plans to increase military spending amidst growing coalition tensions as of early June 2025.
- This proposal follows a March survey by CIS showing 75% of Spaniards support more military funding, partly influenced by Donald Trump's re-election.
- Podemos, Izquierda Unida, and Sumar protested in Madrid with about 1,000 demonstrators opposing the budget increase and warning of social cuts.
- Izquierda Unida parliamentary spokesman Enrique Santiago said it is "practically impossible" for his party to stay in the government under this policy.
- The disagreement highlights tensions within the coalition ahead of the NATO summit at the end of June, where member states are anticipated to commit as much as 5% of their GDP to military spending, an increase from the existing 2%.
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About 3,000 protestors, according to official estimates, gathered in the Spanish capital Madrid on Saturday at a demonstration against the re-arming of Europe and the increase in military spending of 5% of GDP, transmitted to the EEF agency, taken by Agerpres....
About 3,000 people have protested on Saturday in Madrid about the increase in European military budgets and the renewed NATO, reports the EEF agency, named by Agerpres. The demonstrators criticized the Spanish government led by Pedro Sanchez and denounced the allocation of military funds for the destruction of education, health and pensions. The protest took place a few weeks before the NATO summit in The Hague, where European leaders are expect…
The leader of the Communist Party and deputy of Sumar, Enrique Santiago, has opened the door to the exit of UI from the government if the increase in defense spending is supported by a march supported also by the leaders of PodemosSpain tries to resist the increase of military spending to 5%, but Trump has the battle won in NATO Hundreds of people have demonstrated this Saturday against the rearmament and the new objective of NATO to demand at t…
Among the conveners are Podemos, IU and Sumar, who demand the government to paralyze the rearmament plan.
Thousands of people marched in the Spanish capital against the European Union's rearmament plan. They denounce a "warlike deriva" and the instigation of fear among the population to "sell security." Protesters label the military budgets "madness" and "shoot," something that will not improve their lives, but destabilize them.
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