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Source: Pexels ( Foto de Element5 Digital) Spain’s PM calls snap election after opposition triumphs in local polls Pedro Sánchez says Spaniards need to clarify what they want after gains by conservative and far-right parties Spain’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has responded to the triumph of the rightwing opposition in Sunday’s regional and municipal elections by calling a risky snap general election that will determine his political future and that of his minority coalition government. The conservative People’s party (PP) – which used the votes as a de facto referendum on Sánchez’s coalition with the far-left, anti-austerity Unidas Podemos alliance – scored an emphatic win, far exceeding expectations and building on its momentum in the polls . As well as securing absolute majorities in the Madrid region and the city council, it took regions including Aragón, Valencia and the Balearic islands from the prime minister’s Spanish Socialist Workers’ party (PSOE). The PP...

Source: Pexels ( Liliana Drew) Spain hopes domestic tasks app will ensure men * pull their weight Free app designed to shed light on ‘mental load ’ overwhelmingly carried by women * when it comes to chores The Spanish government is hoping to encourage men to do more at home by developing a free app that will log how much time each household or family member spends on domestic chores. Announcing the measure in Geneva earlier this week, Spain’s secretary of state for equality, Ángela Rodríguez, said the aim was to shed light on the invisible “mental load” overwhelmingly carried by women when it comes to domestic tasks. Rodríguez told the UN committee on the elimination of discrimination against women: “We’ll soon be unveiling an app that will allow people to log the household chores that different members of the family perform so we can see how many hours of work we each spend on housework and thus reorder the time we spend doing that housework.” She said the new app, whos...

‘Racism is normal in La Liga’: Vinícius Júnior outraged by abuse at Valencia Carlo Ancelotti tells referee he should stop match over chants Brazilian sent off after late clash in Real Madrid’s 1-0 defeat  Vinícius Júnior has called La Liga and Spain racist after Real Madrid’s Brazil forward received racial slurs from the stands in Sunday’s defeat at Valencia’s Mestalla stadium. Vinícius Júnior pointed out the fans who were insulting him, leading to the match being stopped for 10 minutes, and then got into an altercation with Valencia’s players which led to his sending-off in added time . “It was not the first time, nor the second, nor the third. Racism is normal in La Liga. The competition considers it normal , the federation considers it normal and the rivals encourage it,” Vinicius posted on Twitter after the game. “The championship that once belonged to Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Cristiano and Messi today belongs to the racists. “A beautiful nation, which welcomed me and ...