Spanish politician Rita Barbera dies of heart attack in Madrid- media

Reuters

23 November 2016 at 3:13 am

MADRID (Reuters) - Prominent Spanish politician Rita Barbera, 68, has died of a heart attack in Madrid, media reported on Wednesday. Barbera, a senator in Spain's upper house of Parliament, has been in the public eye over the last year in connection with an investigation in to alleged irregular party financing in the coastal city of Valencia, where she was mayor. (Reporting by Rodrigo de Miguel; Writing by Paul Day; Editing by Jose Elias Rodriguez)

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