Famous Faces Visit Marbella for Global Gift Foundation Party

Famous Faces Visit Marbella for Global Gift Foundation Party

Ronan Keating was the star of the show at this year’s Global Gift Gala out of Marbella.

Ronan Keating in Marbella recently.

Marbella played host to one of the most anticipated charity events in Spain across this past weekend. The party has always managed to bring in more stars than can usually be found in Marbella and this year was no exception.

Friday night saw a welcome cocktail party held at the La Sala nightclub, which was attended by former Boyzone star and current The Voice judge Ronan Keating and his new wife Storm.

Other stars flocking to the city included Ashley Williams from Made In Chelsea, TV presenter Olivia Cox and former popstar and X Factor judge Alesha Dixon, who also made an appearance at the Global Gift Gala dinner at the Gran Meliá Don Pepe hotel that was held the following night in Marbella.

Another famous face making an appearance was James Nesbitt, Irish star of Cold Feet. The party was held to celebrate the great work that the foundation does to improve the lives of children, women and families the world over who need some help.

Keating, 39, also took the time to play a round of golf with Nesbitt at the Estepona Golf Club as part of the Global Gift Golf sideshow, before taking to the stage for a performance at the evening bash hosted by Spanish actress María Bravo, who is also the founder of the charity.

The party has really become a major event over the past few years and it continues to bring in some major names. In the past it as played host to Victoria Beckham, Antonio Banderas, Ricky Martin, and honorary chair of the Foundation Eva Longoria come together to raise awareness of the foundation and their work.

Spanish Socialist Party Urged to Allow PP To Form Government

Spanish Socialist Party Urged to Allow PP To Form Government

The idea that Spain could hold a third general election in 12 months, on Christmas Day of all days, looks like it could be too much for some of the Social Party (PSOE) of Spain. It’s expected that they will pressure their leader, Pedro Sánchez, to go ahead and let other parties form a government.

Spanish Parliament is still looking for someone to lead Spain

It looks like some PSOE members have given up on forming a minority government of their own and are ready to let Mariano Rajoy and his Popular Party (PP) gather the remaining votes he needs to form a coalition.

The regional elections held last weekend saw that the PSOE have lost some ground in northern regions of Galicia and Basque Country; leading some members of the party to accept that perhaps they should bow out of the race with grace and dignity now.

At the minute Sánchez is showing no signs of backing down however, even saying that his “no” to Mr Rajoy is as justified as ever. Even so senior member of the PP Pablo Casado has asked Sánchez to reflect on possibly allowing Rajoy to put together a government.

The PP have managed to secure the most votes but have also failed to secure enough votes to form a majority government. Instead they have been forced to look to other parties to form a working coalition with them. The PSOE holds the second highest number of votes, giving them a strong veto hand that they’ve been using since the first election back in December.

If Sánchez were to stand aside however then the PSOE votes would be counted as abstention, which would mean that they were not included in the final tally and the PP could take control of the government once again; even if it was as part of a coalition involving centrist party Ciudadanos.

But if Sánchez cannot be persuaded by the 31^st of October then the Christmas vote is pretty much guaranteed for Spaniards. Interestingly enough Sánchez has called for the PSOE to have a leadership race on October 23^rd, which would suggest that he is not going to change his position at all, but that he will give the chance for someone else to take over and abstain.

Living in Spain without a government hasn't done the country any harm, on the contrary the country has continued to do well without either party in power.