Extremadura
Álvaro Sánchez Cotrina takes PSOE Extremadura leadership with unity executive
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Álvaro Sánchez Cotrina has been proclaimed the new secretary general of PSOE Extremadura at the 16th Extraordinary Congress held in Mérida, with an executive approved by 88.2% of delegates that includes all his primary rivals. The socialist leader has sharply criticized the PP-Vox government pact, calling it a 'humiliation' for Extremadurans. Figures like José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and Rebeca Torró have backed the party's unity and attacked the right-wing agreements.
Following his April primaries win, Álvaro Sánchez Cotrina, 39-year-old from Cáceres—the first secretary general from that province—has been proclaimed PSOE Extremadura's new leader at an extraordinary congress. He included all primary challengers in his team, criticized the PP-Vox government deal, and predicted its collapse within a year.
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Thieves broke into the Museo Arqueológico Provincial de Badajoz early Saturday morning, stealing 149 gold coins from the Tesoro de Villanueva. They entered from the rear, forced a grate and smashed the display case. National Police are investigating the theft, which has shocked the region.
Alberto Núñez Feijóo, PP leader, has revealed he spoke with Vox's Santiago Abascal after the Castilla y León regional elections to advance government negotiations in Extremadura, Aragón and Castilla y León. They agreed to keep meeting and for their teams to convene in Extremadura. Feijóo stresses they cannot disappoint voters.
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The Don Benito Health Area has confirmed the death of a 15-year-old teenager from meningoencephalitis caused by reactivation of type 6 virus. The death occurred on March 13 at Vegas Altas hospital. Health authorities state that this variant does not require epidemiological surveillance or specific protocols.
A couple has been found dead in their Cáceres home due to possible carbon monoxide inhalation from faulty combustion. The incident took place at Plaza 8 de septiembre, with their three teenage children in other rooms remaining unharmed.
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One day after the regional elections in Extremadura, where the PSOE plummeted to 18 seats—its worst result amid a PP victory reliant on Vox—Miguel Ángel Gallardo has resigned as the party's secretary general. Former leader Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra urged abstention in PP candidate María Guardiola's investiture to limit Vox's role, while national leader Pedro Sánchez blamed a 'dirty war' by PP and Vox.
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