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Spanish Politics 9th February 2026

PP wins elections in Aragon with 26 seats (down 2), PSOE collapses to 18 (down 5), and Vox skyrockets to 14 (7 gains)

Jorge Azcón, the President of Aragon for the last two and a half years, called early elections following the refusal of Vox—the far-right party—to support his 2026 budget. “Because we are not like them,” he said yesterday after winning the election with 26 seats (two fewer than he previously held). He was referring to Pedro Sánchez’s administration, which is still governing with the 2023 budget approved in 2022 during the…

In Spain 12th July 2024

Vox breaks with PP and leaves government of five autonomous communities up in the air

Vox, the party led by Santiago Abascal, has carried out its threat: to stop supporting the five autonomous governments in which it participates (Valencia, Extremadura, Murcia, Aragon and Castile and Leon) if the PP accepted, as it has done, the distribution of 110 immigrant minors who will leave the Canary Islands to decongest that Autonomous Community on their way to those five Communities where 11 million citizens, according to Vox,…

Spanish Politics 12th May 2022

Spaniards Blame Vox And PSOE For Political Tension

The Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS) has asked Spaniards about “tension”. A large majority believe that, at “these times”, there is “a lot or quite a lot” and the main culprits are PSOE and Vox. The barometer directed by José Félix Tezanos says that political tension worries 79% of Spaniards and that almost 90% of citizens are calling for an end to it. According to 44.6% of those surveyed, there…

Spanish Politics 20th February 2022

Might The Extreme Right Come To Power In Spain?

J.P. Marín-Arrese | The centre-right party leader, Mr Casado, has been at odds for months with the president of the Madrid region, Ms Díaz Ayuso. He has not provided any convincing reasons for refusing her bid to head the PP in the Madrid region. Now, we know he feared a corruption scandal might spark off as the regional government, which she heads, granted a public procurement to a family friend…

Far-right populists break through in the Spanish politics too

Spanish Politics 4th December 2018

Far-Right Populists Break Through In Spanish Politics Too

The elections in Andalucia have revolutionised Spanish politics with the the worst ever results for the socialist party (PSOE), which has been governing this autonomous community without interruption since 1978, and the entrance of the far right, in the form of the new party Vox, in the Spanish political map.