At least at the political level, the bitter clashes between the left, dominated by the Socialists (PSOE) and the bloc of the Unidas Podemos (Izquierda Unida y Podemos) and the conservatives of the Popular Party (PP) and the extreme right of Vox, draw a fragmented country.
Among the achievements highlighted during his tenure by Prime Minister and PSOE leader Pedro Sánchez and his relatives, two fronts have emerged that are destabilizing competition.
The listing of ETA members by EH Bildu, a particular left ally, distorted Sánchez’s message, as did complaints of vote-buying in some cities, presumably by socialist members.
The President of the Executive and the First Vice-Presidents Nadia Calviño and Second Vice-Presidents Yolanda Díaz insist on the economic and social achievements during the current government’s term, while the head of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, sticks to this idea of ”abolish sanchismo”.
On the other hand, racism, a recurring theme in sport, became inevitable for the political class after the insults last Sunday in Valencia against Brazilian striker Vinicius Junior.
The condemnation is almost unanimous, apart from dissenting comments from the leader of the far-right Vox party, Santiago Abascal, and the issue has also been raised in a broad international context by the President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, to figures at the United Nations.
In any case, for many, the polls date is a gauge of what could happen in the general elections next November, when the cycle changes for the left in power now (of PSOE and Unidas Podemos), the PP along with Vox.
Nor should we forget Yolanda Díaz’s confrontation with the also left-wing Sumar movement, which could become a disruptive element in the parliamentary elections.
Surveys published to date provide conflicting data. Some point to the consolidated left in the country, others predict the rise of the conservatives and quite a few point to the rise of the far right.
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