Spain’s main conservative People’s Party (PP) has published conditions for a possible alliance with the far-right Vox party, signalling how the two could cooperate after a general election expected in 2027.
While the date of the vote has not been set, polls suggest the PP is on track to win but would fall short of an absolute majority, making Vox a potential kingmaker.
The two parties have been in talks since recent regional elections in Extremadura and Aragón, where the PP led but failed to secure a majority.
A PP document seen by AFP on Tuesday outlines policy positions any potential partner must adopt, including stricter migration controls and a burqa ban, closely aligning with Vox’s platform.
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The PP also criticised climate policies, saying they “destroy jobs, raise energy costs and push industry out of the country,” while calling for “respect for national unity”.
Much of Europe’s political mainstream avoids parliamentary cooperation with far-right parties.
But PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo defended his party’s approach, saying discussions with Vox are necessary to present “a credible alternative” to the ruling Socialists.
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Vox chief Santiago Abascal criticised the PP approach during a television interview Tuesday, accusing the conservatives of treating them “as if they were negotiating with savages”.
Both the PP and Vox regularly call for early national elections amid graft scandals affecting Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s inner circle.
Sánchez, in office since 2018, has rejected the calls and vowed to stand in the next general election.
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