“The only thing I can ask for is the highest possible turnout and the largest possible mobilisation because that’s how we can ensure that the government that emerges from this vote will be a strong one so that Spain can move forward for another four years,” the prime minister said after casting his ballot on Sunday morning. He had already been left looking awkward after his claims about the PP’s track record on pensions turned out to be untrue, but was then criticised for the sexist tone of an apparent reference to Díaz’s makeup.īy Friday, Feijóo found himself having to respond to renewed questions about his friendship in the 1990s with a man who was later convicted of drug trafficking.įollowing the controversy, Sánchez – who was unexpectedly beaten by the PP leader in the only head-to-head debate between the leaders of Spain’s two biggest parties – has insisted that the left is staging a comeback. He argues that only the PSOE and the new, leftwing Sumar alliance, led by Spain’s deputy prime minister and labour minister, Yolanda Díaz, can defend and deliver the progressive agenda he has pursued over the past four years.Īlthough the PP has consistently led the polls and waged an aggressive campaign, it suffered a poor final week as the focus shifted to its leader, Alberto Núñez Feijóo. The prime minister has depicted Sunday’s vote as a crucial showdown between the forces of progress and the forces of reactionary conservatism. While the opposition conservative People’s party (PP) is expected to finish first, polls suggest it is likely to fall short of an absolute majority and to have to rely on the support of the far-right Vox party to form a government.
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