European right eyes fresh gains with Spain election
Jul 17, 2023
Madrid [Spain], July 17: Europe's eyes will turn to Spain next Sunday where a widely expected right-wing victory in a snap election would further consolidate the dominance of conservative parties across the bloc. Called by Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez after the left was routed in May 28 local elections, the vote could see the extreme right taking a share of power for the first time since the country's dictatorship ended in 1975. The polls suggest Spain's next government will be a coalition of the right-wing Popular Party (PP) and the far-right Vox.