January 3, 2026 – Spain Headlines

Story gist: PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo submitted his messages with Valencia president Carlos Mazón from the day of the DANA floods to a judge. Messages include Feijóo advising Mazón to take the communication initiative.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Cadena SER emphasizes Feijóo’s directive to Mazón to ‘take the communication initiative,’ highlighting internal PP guidance amid scrutiny. Right-leaning El Mundo quotes Feijóo referencing government claims of contact and hoping for aid, portraying him as concerned about assistance. Center outlets absent, leaving neutral framing unrepresented.

Story gist: Young people went missing in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, after a bar fire on New Year’s Eve. Families issued social media appeals to locate them.

Bias summary: Left-leaning EL PAÍS frames the fire as part of global incidents caused by flares and pyrotechnics, emphasizing reckless pyrotechnics use. Center La Voz de Galicia neutrally reports families’ social media searches for missing youths post-tragedy. Right-leaning ABC stresses the burned bar’s irregularities, implying prior negligence with quotes like ‘could have happened much earlier.’

Story gist: In Alhama de Murcia, the Three Kings parade is advanced due to forecasted rain. Some parades shift to Saturday in 2026 amid cold weather predictions in the Comunitat Valenciana.

Bias summary: Left-leaning LaSexta lists parades rescheduling to Saturday in 2026, emphasizing practical adjustments. Center outlet from Alhama town hall states facts on earlier arrival due to rain, omitting drama. Right-leaning Las Provincias highlights unprecedented 40-year cold wave threatening Reyes night, using alarmist tone like ‘en jaque’ for severity; no left source omits weather crisis perspective.

Story gist: Madrid’s Three Kings Parade will traverse the city under the motto ‘Shared Knowledge,’ as announced by City Hall. Organizers plan the most sustainable edition, with 1,200 kilos of sugar-free candies and monitoring for snow.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets provided no coverage, leaving that perspective absent. Center outlets report neutrally via official City Hall sources, emphasizing the motto and event basics. Right-leaning outlets frame positively by highlighting record sustainability, health-focused sugar-free candies, and proactive snow preparations, adding promotional tone and details.

Story gist: Spain’s AEMET issued a special warning for snowfalls at low elevations in multiple regions due to storm Francis. The storm is forecast to bring snow tonight.

Bias summary: No left-leaning outlets provided; that perspective absent. Center (Xataka) uses dramatic ‘choque de trenes’ metaphor to sensationalize storm’s intensity and imminent snow. Right (ABC) adopts factual tone, emphasizing official AEMET warning and listing specific affected Spanish zones for practical guidance, omitting hype.