Webinar: Election in Spain - What would a PP-Vox coalition mean for Spain and for Europe?

On 29 November, Spain head to the polls in an election that could put the country on a very different political path.

Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who has been in office for eight years, called the snap election in October against the backdrop of a deepening housing crisis that has sparked protests across the country.

Polls suggest that Sánchez and his socialist party (PSOE) will lose power, and that the centre-right Partido Popular (PP) and the far-right Vox could secure enough seats to govern together. This could bring the far right into Spain’s national government for the first time since the end of Francisco Franco’s dictatorship (1939–1975).

In this webinar, we will examine the Spanish election campaign, including main issues like housing, migration and infrastructure. We will furthermore discus what a PP–Vox coalition in power would change not only for Spaniards, but also for the country’s role in the EU.

Two leading experts on Spanish politics and Spain’s place in Europe will join us for the webinar: 

• José Ignacio Torreblanca, senior advisor to the Madrid office at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).
• Héctor Sánchez Margalef, research fellow at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs.
  
  The conversation will be moderated by Marie Louise Albers, Chief Press Officer and Analyst at Think Tank EUROPA.
  
  Once you have registered, you will receive a Teams link by email ahead of the webinar.

Join us on Thuesday 24 November 10.00-10.45