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People’s Party (Spain)

Alberto Núñez Feijóo

Spain’s People’s Party Hasn’t Turned the Page Yet

Alberto Núñez Feijóo promised moderation. Moderates are still waiting.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 9, 2022June 12, 2022
Pablo Casado

Spain’s Casado Flirted with the Far Right and Lost

Pablo Casado’s lurch to the right scared away moderates and failed to impress hardliners.

Nick OttensNick OttensFebruary 20, 2022March 22, 2022
Pablo Casado Isabel Díaz Ayuso

Madrid’s Díaz Ayuso Is Not an Inspiration

Conservatives elsewhere would be unwise to mimic her strategy.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 10, 2021November 18, 2021
Pablo Casado Isabel Díaz Ayuso

National Implications of the Madrid Regional Election

The center did not hold.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 6, 2021October 13, 2021
Isabel Díaz Ayuso

Trumpification of the Spanish Right in Madrid

Isabel Díaz Ayuso flirts with COVID-19 skepticism in the name of “freedom”.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 4, 2021November 30, 2021
Pablo Iglesias

Spanish Tribulations in Multiparty Democracy

It’s still better than the alternative.

Nick OttensNick OttensMarch 20, 2021November 29, 2021
María Dolores Cospedal Alberto Núñez Feijóo

Basque, Galician Elections Have National Implications

The results help Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and throw doubt on the strategy of his opponent.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 13, 2020December 2, 2021
Pedro Sánchez

No Party or Bloc Wins Majority in Spain

Catalan and other regional parties hold the balance of power.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 10, 2019June 4, 2022
Pablo Casado

Spanish Center-Right Makes the Same Mistake Again

They keep trying to outflank the far right and failing.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 9, 2019October 13, 2021
Mariano Rajoy

Conservatives Put Party Before Country. They’ve Harmed Both

And they call it patriotism.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 18, 2019November 27, 2021
Pablo Iglesias Pedro Sánchez

Spanish Politicians Need to Come to Grips with Coalition Politics

The center-left and center-right can no longer govern on their own. They need to compromise.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 15, 2019November 18, 2021
Santiago Abascal

Vox Is Unreliable Partner for Spanish Right

Every time the far right gets what it wants, it asks for something more.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 11, 2019November 29, 2021
Jyrki Katainen Pablo Casado

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 OttensNick OttensMay 7, 2019October 13, 2021

Sánchez Wins in Spain But Could Need Separatists for Majority

The Socialist places first, but he he will need the support of Basque and Catalan parties to govern.

Atlantic SentinelAtlantic SentinelApril 28, 2019December 8, 2021
María Dolores Cospedal Alberto Núñez Feijóo

Spanish Conservatives Balk at Terms of Deal with Far Right

Repealing laws on violence against women and LGBT equality are a bridge too far.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 10, 2019December 2, 2021

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