Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba elected as leader of the PSOE

Former deputy Prime Minister Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba has been elected as secretary general of the PSOE, beating Carme Chacon by 487 votes (51.16%) to 465 (48.84%) votes. There were two blank voting papers and one was void.

120 new National Police officers for the Bahía de Algeciras

Yesterday saw the arrival of 120 extra National Police officers for various police stations in the Bahía de Algeciras area of Cádiz province. The official induction ceremony was held in Algeciras and was attended by the Minister of the Interior, Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba.