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Jul 2023

26m 46s

Spain's lurch to the right

Financial Times

About this episode

The government of Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez looks set to lose Sunday's elections to the centre-right People's party. But the PP may be unable to form a government without the participation of the hard-right party Vox. Henry Mance, standing in for Gideon Rachman, discusses what this will mean for Spain with the Madrid-based political scientist Pablo Simón. Clips: Deutsche Welle; El País

More on this topic:

Franco’s ghost fails to scare Spain away from the hard right

‘Spain first’: Vox party on brink of sharing power

The ex-Eta terrorist bringing down Pedro Sánchez in Spain

Why Spain’s election threatens the EU’s climate agenda

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Presented by Henry Mance. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner.

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