SPAIN
Wird Spaniens rechts-extreme Rechte der Königmacher?
June 23, 2023 -
Während sich die Spanier auf die vorgezogenen Wahlen vorbereiten, lassen Umfragen vermuten, dass die konservative Volkspartei mehr Stimmen erhalten wird als die regierenden Sozialisten, die wird aber die Hilfe der rechts-extremen Vox Partei brauchen um eine Regierung bilden zu können.
Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was forced to bring forward Spain’s general election after regional and local elections held on May 28 saw the mainstream right-wing Partido Popular party (PP) make huge nationwide gains.
While polls indicate that the PP will again be Spain’s most-voted party come July’s general election, they also consistently show the PP will not capture an overall majority of parliamentary seats – likely making Vox the first far-right party since Franco’s dictatorship to enter the national government.
The rise of Vox is part of an increasing trend across Europe of hard-right parties surging in popularity and, in some cases, gaining power by entering governments as junior partners.