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We'll probably have to make a similar thread for España as well:

 

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A general election this Sunday could make Spain the latest European Union member to swing to the right.

 

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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 (“United We Can”), took a beating in local and regional elections.

 

The center-right Popular Party emerged from the May 28 elections with the most votes. Polls for the general election have consistently put the PP in first place — but likely needing support from the far-right Vox party to form a government.

 

Such a coalition would return a far-right force to the Spanish government for the first time since the country transitioned to democracy following the 1975 death of Gen. Francisco Franco, the dictator who ruled Spain for nearly 40 years.

 

The Popular Party and Vox have agreed to govern together in some 140 cities and towns since May, as well as to add two more regions to the one where they already co-governed. Sen. Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the PP’s leader, has not ruled out a partnership at the national level.

 

Led by former PP member Santiago Abascal, 47, Vox opposes abortion rights, denies climate change and rejects the need for government to combat gender violence. Election polling indicates the party could finish third this weekend, a showing that would put Abascal in a kingmaker’s role.

 

 

Lo siento @Joe!

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On 7/19/2023 at 7:20 AM, Commissar SFLUFAN said:

We'll probably have to make a similar thread for España as well:

 

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A general election this Sunday could make Spain the latest European Union member to swing to the right.

 

 

Lo siento @Joe!


I got my ballot in the mail last week! Time to illegally vote for SUMAR!

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27 minutes ago, Joe said:


I got my ballot in the mail last week! Time to illegally vote for SUMAR!

 

I've read anecdotes that traditionally Socialist Party voters have decided to "tactically" vote for Popular Party candidates in order to reduce the degree to which the PP will need to rely on Vox to form a government.  

 

They know that Sanchez is toast, so they might as well try to mitigate the damage somewhat.

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18 minutes ago, Joe said:

Looks like a delicious stalemate.

 

It absolutely does.  

 

What I posted was a final pre-election projection from last Friday, I believe.

 

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Opposition rightwing PP has the most votes with 90% counted but coalition with Vox on course to fall short of outright majority

 

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Spain’s opposition conservative party is poised for the narrowest of victories over the ruling socialists but looks unlikely to secure a rightwing majority following a snap general election that had raised fears of the far right entering government for the first time since the country returned to democracy after General Franco’s death five decades ago.

 

Although the polls had consistently predicted that the opposition conservative People’s party (PP) would cruise past the Spanish Socialist Workers party (PSOE) to secure an emphatic victory in Sunday’s election, early results suggested the race was going to be much tighter.

 

By 10pm local time, with 92% of the vote counted, the PP had won 136 seats to the PSOE’s 122. The conservatives’ potential coalition partners in the far-right Vox party had taken 33 seats – well down on the 52 they picked up in the last election – and PSOE’s allies in the new, far-left Sumar alliance were in fourth place with 31 seats.

 

 

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2 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said:

 

His ability to form a government entirely hinges upon Carles Puigdemont :p

 

 

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A Catalan independence leader on the run from Spanish justice could hold the key to unlocking a political impasse after Sunday's election ended in a hung parliament.

 

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