Spain’s voters have kept the far right out of power, but for how long?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Spain’s voters have kept the far right out of power, but for how long?

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Historically, attempts to create relevant far-right parties in Spain have been unsuccessful, though in the last decade the far-right party Vox has risen to become the third or fourth force in the Spanish party system. There are three elements that explain why Spain’s extreme right has taken so long to enter the political mainstream, and why, unlike many of its European counterparts, Vox has not, as yet, been able to enter national government in Spain. open image in gallery Santiago Abascal, leader of the far-right Vox party, addresses supporters outside the party headquarters following Spain's general election in 2023 However, the momentum of Europe’s far right, coupled with the conflict over Catalan independence reaching a crescendo in 2017, created the perfect conditions for a Spanish far-right party to emerge beyond the confines of the PP. Spain’s regional parties – which are especially strong in Catalonia and the Basque Country, two of Spain’s wealthiest regions – also hold great power on the national stage.

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Spain’s far right quits five regional governments over migration spat
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Spain’s far right quits five regional governments over migration spat

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Spanish far-right Vox party …

Europe’s far right groups launch unofficial campaign for the European Union elections
10 months, 1 week ago

Europe’s far right groups launch unofficial campaign for the European Union elections

Associated Press  

MADRID — Europe’s far-right political parties unofficially launched their campaign Sunday for European Union elections in Spain with strong messages against illegal migration and the bloc’s climate policy while declaring their support for Israel in its war against Hamas. French National Rally party leader Marine Le Pen and Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni tried to rally voters at an event …

Count of ballots from Spaniards abroad gives edge to right-wing block and deepens the stalemate
1 year, 7 months ago

Count of ballots from Spaniards abroad gives edge to right-wing block and deepens the stalemate

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. That change gives the right-wing coalition of the PP …

Fractured mandate: On Spain’s parliamentary elections and its politics
1 year, 8 months ago

Fractured mandate: On Spain’s parliamentary elections and its politics

The Hindu  

Spain’s parliamentary elections on Sunday show that the mainstream conservative and socialist parties remain the favourite choices of the electorate even when far-right parties are on the rise in other European countries. The ruling Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party, under the leadership of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, sought a fresh mandate based on the government’s performance and promise of economic equity, …

Election leaves Spain in political disarray with no party having an easy path to form a government
1 year, 8 months ago

Election leaves Spain in political disarray with no party having an easy path to form a government

Associated Press  

MADRID — Spaniards woke up Monday to find their country in political disarray after a general election a day earlier left no party with a clear path to forming a government. With its stated intention of ousting Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez now far from certain, the PP insists that as the first-placed party in the ballot it has the …

Spain's election yields a distorted mirror of the success and failure of its political leaders
1 year, 8 months ago

Spain's election yields a distorted mirror of the success and failure of its political leaders

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Spain's elections proved to be a tight battle between two …

After Spain’s right fell short of outright victory, what next?
1 year, 8 months ago

After Spain’s right fell short of outright victory, what next?

Al Jazeera  

An uncertain future awaits Spain after Partido Popular performed worse than expected while the Socialists rebounded. He had one shot at taking power, and he missed.” Bartomeus said the PP has become so closely associated with Vox that they can’t reach out to the moderate Basque Nationalist Party for support – as has happened with two previous PP governments – …

Spain votes in general election that could see it become latest EU country to veer to the right
1 year, 8 months ago

Spain votes in general election that could see it become latest EU country to veer to the right

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Voters in Spain headed to …

Spaniards vote in an election that could oust a leftist coalition and herald a return to the right
1 year, 8 months ago

Spaniards vote in an election that could oust a leftist coalition and herald a return to the right

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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Spanish voters go to the polls in a general election Sunday …

Conservative party poised to narrowly win Spain's election
1 year, 8 months ago

Conservative party poised to narrowly win Spain's election

LA Times  

A voter stands in a booth at a polling station for Spain’s general election in Madrid on Sunday. Even though Sánchez’s Socialists finished in second place, they and their allied parties celebrated the outcome like a victory because their combined forces gained slightly more seats than the Popular Party and the far right. “We won’t make Pedro Sánchez PM in …

Spanish General Election Tipped To Put Far Right Back In Office
1 year, 8 months ago

Spanish General Election Tipped To Put Far Right Back In Office

Huff Post  

Supporters of Spanish socialist candidate Pedro Sanchez wave flags during a General Election campaign rally in Huesca, northern Spain, Monday, July 17, 2023. Spain's general election Sunday, July 23 could make the country the latest European Union member to shift to the political right. Most polls put the right-wing Popular Party ahead of the Socialists but likely needing the support …

Spanish general election tipped to put the far right back in office for the first time since Franco
1 year, 8 months ago

Spanish general election tipped to put the far right back in office for the first time since Franco

Associated Press  

MADRID — Voters in Spain go to the polls Sunday in an election that could make the country the latest European Union member to swing to the populist right, a shift that would represent a major upheaval after five years under a left-wing government. Opinion polls indicate the political right has the edge going into the election, and that raises …

Spanish general election tipped to put the far right back in office for the first time since Franco
1 year, 8 months ago

Spanish general election tipped to put the far right back in office for the first time since Franco

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Voters in Spain go to the polls Sunday in an election …

Spain's election Sunday pits 2 leftist vs. 2 rightist parties. Here's a look at the leaders
1 year, 8 months ago

Spain's election Sunday pits 2 leftist vs. 2 rightist parties. Here's a look at the leaders

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But with elections suddenly called and the far-right Vox party making inroads, he has moved …

Spain’s snap election: Is the far right on the verge of power?
1 year, 8 months ago

Spain’s snap election: Is the far right on the verge of power?

Al Jazeera  

Will Spain’s upcoming elections result in a setback of progressive policies? Spain has been a bright spot for liberal democracy and minority rights, but elections on July 23 could end up with a far-right party entering the national government for the first time since the country returned to democracy. Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is facing an uphill battle against …

Spain's early election could put the far right in power for the first time since Franco
1 year, 8 months ago

Spain's early election could put the far right in power for the first time since Franco

The Independent  

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Spain’s early election could put the far right in power for the first time since Franco
1 year, 8 months ago

Spain’s early election could put the far right in power for the first time since Franco

Associated Press  

MADRID — Spain’s general election on Sunday could make the country the latest European Union member swing to the populist right, a shift that would represent a major upheaval after five years under a left-wing government. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called the early election after his Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party and its small far-left coalition partner, Unidas Podemos, took a …

Spain’s snap vote: Catalans fear right-wing takeover
1 year, 8 months ago

Spain’s snap vote: Catalans fear right-wing takeover

Al Jazeera  

Final opinion polls project that the right-wing PP party will win a majority in a coalition with the far-right Vox. Madrid, Spain – Should polls prove correct and far-right Vox party form part of a future Spanish government after next Sunday’s snap general elections, it is not just pro-independence political parties that risk being banned: even Catalan language magazines in …

Half a century after burying Franco and fascism, Spain turns again to the far right
1 year, 9 months ago

Half a century after burying Franco and fascism, Spain turns again to the far right

The Independent  

Home to the Costa Blanca, Valencia is best known for Spain’s signature dish paella, but this week gained fame of a different kind. Spain’s eastern region witnessed an alliance between the conservative People’s Party and the far-right Vox party, which would then go on to take power in coalition with the PP in 10 cities on Saturday in the wake …

Spain’s Vox party fails in government no-confidence motion
2 years ago

Spain’s Vox party fails in government no-confidence motion

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Spain’s parliament dismissed an attempt by the far-right Vox party to topple the governing leftist coalition on Wednesday, voting overwhelmingly against a no-confidence motion brought against Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s government. “The only goal of this destructive no-confidence motion was to push Spain back 50 years.” During the two days that lawmakers needed to debate and vote …

Spain’s government faces no-confidence vote brought by Vox
2 years ago

Spain’s government faces no-confidence vote brought by Vox

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Spain’s Parliament set aside the business of lawmaking on Tuesday to hold a marathon debate over a no-confidence motion against the government, which was brought by the nation’s far-right Vox party and is expected to fail. No other party has said it would support the motion by Vox’s 52 lawmakers against the Socialist-led government of Prime Minister …

Trump speaks via video at rally of global far-right in Spain
2 years, 5 months ago

Trump speaks via video at rally of global far-right in Spain

Associated Press  

MADRID — Former U.S. President Donald Trump threw his weight behind Spain’s far-right Sunday in a video shown at a rally in Madrid that also featured messages by the leading stars of Europe’s populist right like Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and Hungary’s Viktor Orban. In a recording that lasted under 40 seconds made while Trump was on a plane, Trump thanked …

What is behind spate of racist attacks in Spain’s Murcia?
3 years, 8 months ago

What is behind spate of racist attacks in Spain’s Murcia?

Al Jazeera  

Media and institutional silence contribute towards climate of impunity, experts say, pointing to the rise of the far-right and the normalisation of xenophobic narratives. “We have had a Moroccan population here for 30 years, we never had any issues like this.” It took several days for Murcia’s regional assembly to issue a statement condemning “the racist murder of Younes Bilal” …

Spain’s Catalonia holds key election amid fears over COVID
4 years, 1 month ago

Spain’s Catalonia holds key election amid fears over COVID

Al Jazeera  

Vote could signal appeal of Catalan secessionists and the political trajectory of the pro-independence movement. Whether the election is won by the separatist parties now in power in the region or another party such as the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party who lead Spain’s central government, it is unlikely to lead to any repeat of the chaotic, short-lived declaration of independence …

Spain lawmakers set to reject far-right no-confidence motion
4 years, 5 months ago

Spain lawmakers set to reject far-right no-confidence motion

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Spanish lawmakers on Thursday were set to reject a no-confidence …

Anti-feminist, anti-migrant: Spain’s far-right doubles down
5 years, 4 months ago

Anti-feminist, anti-migrant: Spain’s far-right doubles down

Al Jazeera  

Vox has doubled its number of MPs, and could remain influential for some time, analysts warn. But in 2018, the containing walls between those different factions start to collapse – and a significant segment quit altogether, for Vox.” After capturing just 50,000 votes across Spain in 2015, Vox’s support has now hit 3.5 million, making particularly deep inroads into former …

Spain’s reinvigorated far right makes its presence felt
5 years, 4 months ago

Spain’s reinvigorated far right makes its presence felt

Associated Press  

TORRE-PACHECO, Spain — To understand Spain’s polarized politics, a visitor to the southern farming town of Torre-Pacheco needs only to read the graffiti scrawled near a main square. Vicente García, a 55-year-old retired truck driver, backs the nationalist Vox party as “the only ones saying the truth,” adding that he believes public subsidies and other services should go “first to …

Socialists win Spain polls amid far right surge
5 years, 4 months ago

Socialists win Spain polls amid far right surge

India TV News  

The Spanish Socialist Party of acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has won most of the seats in the country's fourth general election, but fell short of a majority while right-wing parties made major gains, it was reported on Monday. The conservative Peoples' Party improved on their April performance, and came in second after winning 20.81 per cent of the votes …

Socialists win Spain’s election, but far right surges
5 years, 4 months ago

Socialists win Spain’s election, but far right surges

Associated Press  

MADRID — Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialists won Spain’s national election on Sunday but large gains by the upstart far-right Vox party appear certain to widen the political deadlock in the European Union’s fifth-largest economy. Abascal called his party’s success “the greatest political feat seen in Spain.” “Just 11 months ago, we weren’t even in any regional legislature in Spain. …

Spain’s far right looks to reignite embers of Franco era
5 years, 4 months ago

Spain’s far right looks to reignite embers of Franco era

Al Jazeera  

Centre-right conservatives collapse as far right doubles its numbers in Parliament. “It was already complicated to see a way through this situation before, now it’s getting even harder,” Juan Carlos Hernando, a left-voting middle-aged shopkeeper said on a chilly, overcast Monday morning in central Madrid. “With all the problems we’ve got in Catalonia and a party like Vox taking such …

Spain sees fourth general election in as many years amid political deadlock; polling takes place in backdrop of Catalonia's separatist push
5 years, 4 months ago

Spain sees fourth general election in as many years amid political deadlock; polling takes place in backdrop of Catalonia's separatist push

Firstpost  

Spain has been caught in political paralysis since the election of December 2015 when Podemos and business-friendly Ciudadanos entered parliament. Madrid: Spain voted Sunday in its fourth general election in as many years with heightened tensions over Catalonia’s separatist push in the foreground, an issue that has fuelled a surge in support for upstart far-right party Vox. Vox won 24 …

Spain’s general election: Seven things to know
5 years, 4 months ago

Spain’s general election: Seven things to know

Al Jazeera  

Will the deadlock be broken, and is there a growing far-right threat? Incumbent PM Sanchez’s PSOE and Pablo Casado’s PP are the two main parties poised to take the two first positions as in every election since 1982. Even though far-right Vox gained representation, the path to government seemed clear for PSOE, with the support of Unidas Podemos and at …

Spanish elections: Far-right Vox party does worse than expected but still crosses historic threshold.
5 years, 10 months ago

Spanish elections: Far-right Vox party does worse than expected but still crosses historic threshold.

Slate  

BARCELONA, Spain—Chants of “viva España” echoed through the drab hotel conference room on Sunday night as Vox party supporters waited to see if they would be a new force in Spanish politics. “Vox is a party that generates a lot of sympathy and a lot of antipathy,” Juan Carlos Segura, a Vox candidate for regional office in Catalonia, told me. …

Europe’s future looks brighter after the Spanish elections – the far right insurgency can be tamed
5 years, 10 months ago

Europe’s future looks brighter after the Spanish elections – the far right insurgency can be tamed

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The election to the Cortes yesterday, …

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez's Socialist party wins snap polls but not majority, likely to form alliance with hostile rivals
5 years, 10 months ago

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez's Socialist party wins snap polls but not majority, likely to form alliance with hostile rivals

Firstpost  

The results raise the spectre of another period of instability for Spain, with Pedro Sanchez depending on alliances with hostile rivals in an environment that has soured since Catalonia’s failed secession bid in 2017. Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialists have won the snap elections without the necessary majority to govern solo in a fragmented political landscape marked by …

Hatred and dangerous nostalgia in Spain’s far-right farming town
5 years, 11 months ago

Hatred and dangerous nostalgia in Spain’s far-right farming town

Al Jazeera  

Ahead of Sunday’s election, nostalgia for the Franco regime and xenophobia are palpable in El Ejido. El Ejido, Spain – “I’ve never really been into politics,” says 43-year-old construction worker Francisco Maldonado, as he lights a cigarette in his apartment in Santa Maria Del Aguila, a town on the outskirts of El Ejido, a working-class suburb in the Spanish province …

Candidates in Spain urge voters to keep far-right at bay
5 years, 11 months ago

Candidates in Spain urge voters to keep far-right at bay

Associated Press  

MADRID — Appealing to Spain’s large pool of undecided voters, top candidates on both the right and left urged Spaniards to choose wisely and keep the far-right at bay in Sunday’s general election. His campaign-end speech on Friday in Valencia, which also holds a regional election, focused on lambasting the Socialists while vowing to “unite Spaniards, not separate them.” The …

Spain election: Ruling party appears poised to win poll and fend off far-right threat
5 years, 11 months ago

Spain election: Ruling party appears poised to win poll and fend off far-right threat

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One of Spain’s most competitive …

In Spain, Far-Right Populists Rise On Anti-Separatist Sentiment
6 years, 1 month ago

In Spain, Far-Right Populists Rise On Anti-Separatist Sentiment

NPR  

In Spain, Far-Right Populists Rise On Anti-Separatist Sentiment Enlarge this image toggle caption Paul White/AP Paul White/AP For years, Spain had avoided the rise of far-right populists, dodging a trend sweeping other parts of Europe. "The way the media have portrayed the Catalan separatists is that they're the bad guys," says Concha Pérez Curiel, a journalism professor at the University …

Vox: Who are the Trump-inspired far-right Spanish nationalist party and what do they stand for?
6 years, 2 months ago

Vox: Who are the Trump-inspired far-right Spanish nationalist party and what do they stand for?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The far-right nationalist group dropped its controversial demands that …

Spain stunned as far-right Vox party storms into Andalucian parliament
6 years, 3 months ago

Spain stunned as far-right Vox party storms into Andalucian parliament

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Spain’s Vox party has claimed …

Spain Socialists dealt blow in Andalusia, far-right emerges
6 years, 3 months ago

Spain Socialists dealt blow in Andalusia, far-right emerges

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Spain’s Socialists suffered a setback in regional elections in the country’s south Sunday, the first electoral test for Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s party since he took power in June. The blow to the Socialists contrasted with the eruption of the anti-immigrant, extreme right Vox party, which claimed 12 seats in the 109-member regional parliament of Andalusia. Spain!” …

Far right seeks acceptance in Spain, 1 suburb at a time
6 years, 4 months ago

Far right seeks acceptance in Spain, 1 suburb at a time

Associated Press  

MURCIA, Spain — Watching from a distance as police surrounded a group of protesters yelling “Fascists go home!” Encarna Sanchez hesitated over whether to join a political rally held by Spain’s far-right Vox party. “Even one seat would be enough to use it as a platform for our message to reach all Spaniards,” Vox President Santiago Abascal told The Associated …

How the Catalan crisis helps Spain’s far right
7 years, 4 months ago

How the Catalan crisis helps Spain’s far right

Al Jazeera  

Spanish far right has united to stop Catalonia from gaining independence, causing an increase in political violence. But the push for independence has had an unintended consequence; it has invigorated Spain’s far-right movements unlike any event since the country’s transition to democracy in the 1970s, according to Jordi Borras, a Catalan photojournalist and author who monitors the Spanish far right. …

Far-left Podemos has already changed Spain
9 years, 10 months ago

Far-left Podemos has already changed Spain

Al Jazeera  

The left-wing Podemos party can turn Spain into a model for other European nations where change is also needed. Rajoy … accused Podemos of populism and wanting to transform Spain into a South American nation given its founders’ admiration for the progressive policies of the late Hugo Chavez in Venezuela. Rajoy, as well as the leaders of other parties, accused …

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