Spain’s People’s Party Hasn’t Turned the Page Yet
Alberto Núñez Feijóo promised moderation. Moderates are still waiting.
Alberto Núñez Feijóo promised moderation. Moderates are still waiting.
Pablo Casado’s lurch to the right scared away moderates and failed to impress hardliners.
Conservatives elsewhere would be unwise to mimic her strategy.
The center did not hold.
Isabel Díaz Ayuso flirts with COVID-19 skepticism in the name of “freedom”.
It’s still better than the alternative.
The results help Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and throw doubt on the strategy of his opponent.
Catalan and other regional parties hold the balance of power.
They keep trying to outflank the far right and failing.
And they call it patriotism.
The center-left and center-right can no longer govern on their own. They need to compromise.
Every time the far right gets what it wants, it asks for something more.
Pablo Casado belatedly appeals to moderates after leading his party into its worst defeat ever.
The Socialist places first, but he he will need the support of Basque and Catalan parties to govern.
Repealing laws on violence against women and LGBT equality are a bridge too far.