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BREAKING NEWS- The King proposes Alberto Núñez Feijóo as a candidate for the investiture: {Translation}
– King Felipe VI has proposed conservative Alberto Núñez Feijóo (PP), rather than socialist Pedro Sanchez (PSOE), as candidate for the investiture as President of the Government after the round of consultations held this Monday and Tuesday in Zarzuela with representatives of seven political formations. This is what he has told the president of the Congress, Francina Armengol, who confirmed the monarch’s decision late in the afternoon.
– The King faced an unusual decision, since it was the first time he had to face a round of consultations with two candidates for investiture. Finally, and despite the fact that there is no guide in this scenario, since no rule or article of the Constitution clarifies what to do in this case, Felipe VI has opted to propose the leader of the most voted party in the last general elections, as is usually the case.
– According to the communiqué sent by the Royal Household, the PP has been “the political group that has obtained the largest number of seats” in the elections of 23-J. “In this sense -the text continues-, it should be noted that, except in Legislature XI, in all the general elections held since the entry into force of the Constitution, the candidate of the political group that has obtained the largest number of seats has been the first to be proposed as candidate for the Presidency”. The document, in the same line, says that during the round of consultations “it has not been ascertained, as of today, the existence of a sufficient majority for the investiture which, in its case, would cause this custom to lapse”.
– From this moment on, the electoral clock is ticking again. The president of the Congress, Francina Armengol, did not commit herself during her brief speech to a specific time frame to hold the investiture session, and has advanced that she will contact the candidate to agree on the times and “favor the negotiations”.
– It so happens that it will be the recently elected president of the Lower House, the socialist Armengol, who will lead from her post the investiture session of the leader of the rival party, Núñez Feijóo. The president of the Popular Party had already confirmed just after meeting with the king the position that his party has defended since 23-J: that, if this assignment were to take place, he would accept it and would run for the investiture. In his meeting with the monarch, he has defended having the option of trying to form a government “alone” and that the citizenship knows the plan of the most voted party.
– The announcement also comes only a few hours after the meeting with the secretary general of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, who had told the monarch that his candidacy was the only viable one and that he was “in a position” to assemble the parliamentary majority required to be able to retain the presidency of the Government. In any case, the acting president himself made it clear that he would abide by and support the decision of the head of state, although he considers that the investiture of Feijóo will be “unsuccessful”.
– In any case, the road is not an easy one, since the PP does not have assured support for Feijóo to be appointed president. So far, the Popular Party has secured 172 deputies, four below the absolute majority, adding its 137 seats to the 33 of Vox and the only representation obtained by UPN and Coalición Canaria.
– For their part, the Socialists are relying on the recent constitution of the Congress Bureau, where they obtained the support of 178 deputies to raise Armengol to the presidency of the institution, to propose themselves as the only party capable of succeeding in an investiture, even though the support of the Catalan pro-independence Junts, essential to surpass the majority of 176, is still up in the air. For the moment, PSOE would count on their 121 seats and the 31 of Sumar. Together with the representatives of ERC, EH Bildu, PNV and BNG they would reach 171 and would need the ‘yes’ of the 7 of Puigdemont’s formation to achieve the presidency. Photo: rte.ie. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5166191/0/rey-propone-alberto-nunez-feijoo-como-candidato-investidura/
ANDALUCIA
Fourth heatwave of summer in Spain will last until at least Thursday 24 August:
– In the Andalucía region, the high temperatures could even last a little longer, until Saturday or Sunday, according to the weather forecast. The state weather agency Aemet in Andalucía predicts that high temperatures with values around 40 degrees in the Guadalquivir Valley will last until the weekend, when the arrival of an Atlantic anticyclone will cause a “significant drop in thermometers of up to ten degrees between Saturday and Sunday throughout the region.
– On Wednesday the amber warnings will continue (in Huelva, the countryside of Seville and Cordoba and the Guadalquivir Valley of Jaen provinces) and yellow (Almeria, Cadiz and Granada) in all Andalusian provinces except Malaga. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/fourth-heatwave-summer-andalucia-aemet-forecasts-highs-20230822075729-nt.html
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Andalusian reservoirs continue to lose water for another week and stand at 21.11%: {Translation}
– Andalusia reservoirs continue to lose water one more week standing at 21.11 percent of its capacity, specifically have 51 cubic hectometers (hm3) less to 2,358. This 21.11 percent of water reserve is almost five percentage points – specifically 4.96 – lower compared to last year, when, with 2,912 cubic hectometers, Andalusian reservoirs were at 26.07 percent.
– According to Tuesday’s data the water stored in the reservoirs of the Guadalquivir basin drops four tenths to 20 percent with a total of 1,606 cubic hectometers, while that of the Andalusian Mediterranean Basin drops 0.6 tenths to 27.5 percent, with a total of 323 hm3.
– These are the two main reservoir systems in Andalusia. The others are the Tinto, Odiel and Piedras in Huelva, and the Guadalete-Barbate in Cadiz. The reservoirs in Huelva are down two cubic hectometers to 141, finding its reserve at 61.6 percent of its capacity, and those of Cadiz lose nine hm3 to 288, and stand at 17.4 percent.
Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1337423/los-embalses-andaluces-siguen-perdiendo-agua-una-semana-mas-y-se-situan-al-2111/
MALAGA PROVINCE
Mango production in Malaga falls by 85% and avocado production by 60%: {Translation, summary}
– The Union of Small Farmers and Ranchers (UPA) of Malaga has estimated 85% less mango production and 60% less avocado production due to lack of irrigation. These subtropical crops in the region of Axarquia deepen their crisis, and UPA considers that they are “crops without present or future because farmers are being forced to abandon farms due to the lack of profitability of what, a few years ago, was seen as a real alternative to olive groves and economic complement to the agricultural income of the municipalities of the interior of the province”. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/produccion-mango-Malaga-aguacate-falta-riego_0_1822918093.html
RINCÓN DE LA VICTORIA
Rincón de la Victoria beach will host environmental awareness and awareness workshops from August 25 to 27:
{Translation, summary}
– The activities will take place from August 25 to 27 on urban waste, coastal fauna and flora, as well as the importance of undertaking responsible behaviors regarding water consumption.
– The first activity will be held on Friday, August 25, with an environmental awareness workshop on waste similar to urban waste from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. On Saturday 26, the action will focus on coastal fauna and flora. On Sunday, the importance of reducing water consumption in the face of the drought emergency will be reported. These last two workshops will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
– Each workshop will last about three hours, and will be taught by staff who will be in charge of using material adapted for all types of audiences, and focus each workshop on the defense of the municipality’s coastal ecosystem.
– The activities will take place in the rest area near the rescue module, close to the Miguel Cerezo square in Rincón de la Victoria. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/la-playa-de-rincon-de-la-victoria-acogera-talleres-de-sensibilizacion-y-concienciacion-ambiental-del-25-al-27-de-agosto/
FRIGILIANA
Frigiliana celebrates its 3 Cultures festival with all sorts of entertainment and 2 tapas routes: {Translation}
– Music, culture and gastronomy come together this weekend in Frigiliana. From Thursday 24 to Sunday 27, the municipality of Malaga organizes the Festival Frigiliana 3 Cultures where music and gastronomy converge as a unique and key culture to understand how this sixteenth edition will have three stages where you can listen to Arabic, Christian and Sephardic music with a lineup to match and a route of the cover with two different aspects.
– The festival, which will start on Thursday 24, will also feature “two pyro musical shows, visual projections, a craft market consisting of about 100 craft and food stalls, a tapas route with more than 16 establishments, children’s corner, conferences, film series, workshops for children and adults, craft souk, more than 40 parades, children’s shows and circus”, emphasize from the festival that will turn one of the most visited villages of Malaga and Axarquia in a unique recreational and festive environment.
– The outstanding concerts of the Festival Frigiliana 3 Culturas are already unveiled. The big headliner will be the flamenco singer Arcángel, who will perform on Sunday 27 at 22:30 pm in the Plaza de las 3 Culturas. On Saturday 26 will be from 23:00 hours the rock group Eskorzo, in the Plaza de las 3 Culturas. On Friday it is the turn of Collado Project (of La Mancha origin of Iberian folk) from 23:00 in the same location and the debut on Thursday 24 will be the fireworks show at 22:30 and after him Tarwa N-Tiniri (Moroccan band with blues rhythms of the desert), at 23:00.
– In addition to the concerts, in this edition of the Festival Frigiliana 3 Cultures also highlights the tapas route, divided into two, the Moorish route and the Mudejar route, both composed of eight restaurants and bars available from 18:00 to 0:00. The Moorish route is made up of Orihuela (patatas bravas), Genesis (beef in tomato sauce), Spice Frigiliana (vegetable rice with mint sauce), Plaza 45 (pan bao with lomo en manteca), Cafetería Almijara (chicken curry with vegetables and basmati rice), El Mirador (homemade ravioli with tomato cream), Taberna del Sacristán (pork sacristan style) and La Tapería (chickpea salad). The Mudejar route is formed by Al-Ándalus (sausages with onions), Las Chinas (black rice with cane honey aioli), El Caravansar (salmorejo with Serrano ham and peppers), Gloria Bendita (Russian salad), El Granaíno (grandmother’s meat), El Adarve (eggplant with cane honey), El Conventillo (tabbouleh with cane honey) and La Alegría del Barrio (pinchito moruno).
– The programming of the Festival Frigiliana 3 Cultures will also feature other activities in the streets of the village with parades with music, juggling, fakir, belly dancing and children’s activities with traditional games, storytelling, children’s theater or puppets. All this with a market of the three cultures in which original products are offered to the visitor filling the streets with a cosmopolitan and festive atmosphere.
View full schedule on Fakebook
Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/la-farola/Frigiliana-festival-Culturas-artistas-ruta-tapa_0_1822619170.html
JAEN
They find an oriental wasp in Jaén and the City Council asks for collaboration to find the primary nest: {Translation, summary}
– The Jaén City Council has reported the detection of an Asian wasp (Vespa Orientalis) in a private garden in the Azahar urbanization and has asked for citizen collaboration to find the “primary nest”, always without acting and notifying the emergency services, since it is a “very toxic” insect.
– The Jaén City Council has reported the detection of an Asian wasp (Vespa Orientalis) in a private garden in the Azahar urbanization and has asked for citizen collaboration to find the “primary nest”, always without acting and notifying the emergency services. From this municipal service we have a specific spray that acts on this insect and does not affect others such as bees that are protected.
– It is a primary pest for honey bees, as they attack bee colonies for honey and animal protein. Its sting can be very painful for humans, and some people are allergic to its venom.
Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/noticia-encuentran-jaen-avispa-oriental-ayuntamiento-pide-colaboracion-dar-nido-primario-20230821141736.html
EUROPE
This is the F-16, the extraordinary fighter that Zelenski will finally receive and that could change the course of the war: {Translation, summary}
– The Danish government will send 19 F-16 fighters, while the Dutch have not yet given a concrete number.
– Ukraine is pinning its hopes on US F-16 fighters to turn the tide of the war after the Netherlands and Denmark, with US approval, have agreed to send these aircraft to Zelensky ‘s troops .
– The Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, confirmed this Sunday that his country will deliver, together with Denmark, F-16 fighters to Ukraine “as soon as possible” once the military training of Ukrainian pilots has finished, although he did not specify how many devices will deliver. For its part, the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that they will send 19 combat aircraft. The Ukrainian president estimated at 128 the fighters needed to replace his fleet and control the skies, but for the moment, the total number of F-16s that Ukraine will receive is unknown. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5166075/0/asi-es-f-16-un-extraordinario-caza-bombardero-que-podria-cambiar-marcha-guerra-llenar-ucrania-esperanza/
OTHER
Japan will begin this Thursday the discharge of water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant:
– Japan will begin discharging treated radioactive water from the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the sea as early as Thursday. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Tuesday a controversial but expected move that has provoked outrage among fishing organizations and nearby countries despite being deemed safe by most experts and the UN’s nuclear watchdog.
– The Japanese government says plans to discharge more than 1 million metric tons of treated radioactive water into the sea are vital to proceed with decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Full article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2023/08/22/japan-will-release-nuclear-wastewater-from-ruined-fukushima-plant-into-the-pacific-ocean-from-thursday-heres-what-to-know/
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