It seems that the right will win the elections on July 23, represented by Núñez Feijóo’s Popular Party (PP) or in alliance with the ultra-right of Vox. And the socialists of Sánchez, the current governor, are losing momentum.
Although a priori there were neither winners nor losers, in the end it was the PP that made the greatest profit, since they were confirmed as favorites by a draw and at the same time Sánchez was unable to beat his opponent on TV.
The chief executive has not had time to capitalize on the positive aspects of the debate, apart from some notes posted on his social networks. This morning he left for the NATO summit in Lithuania.
In reality, the two candidates’ respective proposals for the future Spanish government have been watered down by interruptions and mutual disqualifications.
It should be clarified that in Spain the mandate of Prime Minister or Head of Government is obtained by parliamentary majorities, which is why the PP is forecast to not yet have the numbers to do it alone, and therefore there is a huge possibility that this will be the case I agree with the far-right Vox party.
Many analysts did not expect an hour and 40 minutes on the Atresmedia network, which could be seen in Spain on channels Antena 3 and La Sexta, to clarify their positions and support 30 percent of undecided voters in the elections on July 23 .
However, it did not serve the goals of Sánchez either, who was urged to change the tendencies of the polls that comfortably gave victory to the PP, also consolidated in the city councils and Autonomous Communities, indeed allied to Vox in general.
Núñez Feijóo, trying to ward off the uncomfortable specter of sharing the Moncloa Palace with deniers of climate change, gender violence and the LGBTI community or Franco’s dictatorial past, insisted on several occasions to urge the population to increase their support to to be able to achieve an absolute majority.
For his part, Sánchez reiterated his alarming statement: “On June 23 we don’t risk a change, only if Spain advance further or Mr. Abascal (Vox boss) and Feijóo put us in a dark time tunnel.”
This Thursday, another debate will take place on TVE with the speakers of the main parties fighting to win the parliamentary seats in the elections.
In the midst of a second intense heatwave, Spaniards don’t appear to be keen on the elections and many of them (around two million) are leaning towards voting by post, which also seems to benefit the PP.
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