In addition to targeting civil rights, Spanish rightists have set their sights on rejecting regional autonomy. And now, in the last few days of the campaign, the socialist former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has raised the stakes, claiming that "the center-right no longer exists," only the ultra-right, and that having abandoned the center, PP "has gone off the map." Ayuso has already responded in kind to such attacks: "When they call you a fascist, you know you're doing something right." Reagan-Thatcher doctrine In reply, Sánchez has characterized the upcoming election, which follows the Socialist Party's poor showing in local and regional elections in May, as an existential battle for the future of Spanish democracy. A defeat for socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez would likely propel the extreme right-wing Vox party from back street demagogues to parliamentary power, and if, as is widely expected, Vox and the Popular Party (PP) enter into a coalition government, it will mark the end of Spain's long aversion to far-right politicians, which has endured since the death of Generalissimo Francisco Franco in 1975. Spain's general election Sunday matters not just for the country's future but also for the future of Europe. Published on July 23, 2023, at 12:07 pm (Paris), updated on July 25, 2023, at 9:22 am Time to 4 min. The former British Prime Minister deplores the Spanish People's Party's plan to ally itself with Vox and its hyper-nationalist, anti-LGBT and anti-immigration program in the event of victory. ![]() ![]() ![]() Gordon Brown: 'The Spanish conservatives' capitulation to the far right would reverberate across the continent' Op-Ed
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