After Historic Defeat, Spain’s Center-Right U-Turns
Pablo Casado belatedly appeals to moderates after leading his party into its worst defeat ever.
Nick Ottens is a public affairs officer for the Dutch Animal Coalition and a board member for Liberal Green, the sustainability network of the Dutch liberal party VVD. He is a former political risk consultant and a former research manager for XPRIZE, where he designed prize competitions to incentivize breakthrough innovation in agriculture, food and health care. He has also worked as a journalist in Amsterdam, Barcelona and New York for EUobserver, NRC, Trouw, World Politics Review and Wynia’s Week, among others.
Pablo Casado belatedly appeals to moderates after leading his party into its worst defeat ever.
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