Last Sunday, Spain held national elections. It was a rainy day in most of the country, almost everyone seemed to know in advance what the results were to be, which after almost eight years of the Socialists (PSOE) in power it was to be expected. Expected in our days of crisis and unemployment. Read the rest of this entry »

Located in the French Riviera, Keyboard Politics is in a “privileged” position to witness all the incredible happenings taking place in Cannes for the G-20 summit. From Menton, in the border with Italy, to Cannes, the area is controlled by a large display of police. Many people had the new experience of having their cars checked in the border what was something rarely taking place since the elimination of border posts among the EU countries. Read the rest of this entry »

Some elections that were a little out of the radar for many people took place in Switzerland. On October 23, Swiss citizens in the country and abroad were called for elections, which are held every four years, to renew the seats in Parliament. Read the rest of this entry »

In the American continent important elections took place as well in Argentina, a country which had many possibilities squandered in the past by bad governments. Now it seems that the country is finally founding the stability so much needed. Read the rest of this entry »

Fall seems to be the time for elections. Yesterday some of them took place in three continents: Africa, America and Europe. Probably the one most followed was the election in Tunisia where the first vote of the Arab Spring took place. Read the rest of this entry »

In the second round of the Socialist primary elections wich took place yesterday the voters selected François Hollande. Read the rest of this entry »

More than four decades of violence are hopefully going to end in Spain after the Basque separatist group ETA (Euskadi Ta Askatsuna or Basque Country and Freedom) announces the expected end to violence in the negotiations that are beginning today. Read the rest of this entry »