Is Spain’s socialist minority government under Pedro Sánchez losing to a coalition of conservatives and right-wing populists? There is no such thing as a “fire wall” in Spain like in Germany.
Spain will elect a new parliament this Sunday. According to the polls, a defeat for the left-wing minority government of socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is on the horizon. The conservative People’s Party is likely to be the strongest force in the country with around 47 million inhabitants, but will fall short of an absolute majority. Your top candidate, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, would then have to rely on the right-wing populist Vox party to form a government.
Originally, elections were not to be held in Spain until the end of the year. After a debacle for the Socialists and parties further to the left in the regional and municipal elections on May 28, Sánchez brought the date forward. The left camp is still hoping for a turnaround. Unlike in Germany against the AfD, the Spanish conservatives have not erected a “fire wall” against the right and have already formed coalitions with Vox at a lower level.
Source: Stern
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