Esther Martinez
- yesterday
Basque radicals burn Spanish flag, beat fans and sabotage World Cup final broadcast in Bilbao and Vitoria
Hooded individuals burned a Spanish flag in Eibar, a group of 30 attacked two fans with pepper spray in Vitoria, and protesters pulled cables to stop a giant screen in Bilbao as Spain faced Argentina in the 2026 World Cup final.
- May 30
Spanish PP leader Tellado demands PNV withdraw support from Sánchez's 'mafia' government, calls for immediate elections
Miguel Tellado, secretary-general of Spain's Partido Popular, escalated political tensions in Bilbao on Saturday by branding Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez a 'mafia boss' and demanding the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) immediately withdraw its parliamentary support, calling the situation a 'democratic emergency'.
