Vox is anti-Muslim, nationalist, anti-feminist, Eurosceptic, socially conservative, economically liberal, and staunchly pro-Spanish. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. At the weekend, Spain went to the polls for the fourth time in four years. [51], Vox has been described as a far-right party within the subset of the radical-right family. As of today, though, neither right nor left-wing parties won enough seats to govern with a majority - although the Socialists won most seats. "Today we are the third-largest party in Spain and the party that has grown the most in votes and seats.". Vox continued growing, and it entered Spain's parliament for the first time in the April 2019 elections. But she said she cast her ballot in hopes of stopping Vox, telling the Associated Press: "They are the new fascism. [21] In the second general election of the year in November, Vox came third and increased its number of deputies from 24 to 52. [77], Pablo Carmona suggests Vox can be indeed adequately interpreted as a sort of evolution of the People's Party from the last years of the leadership of, Vidal Quadras later left the party after the political failure at the European election and his inability to impose his stances in the party. However, as a result of Brexit, Spain's MEP delegation grew to 59, with the additional 5 seats being allocated to PSOE (1), PP (1), Cs (1), Vox (1) and Junts (1). Spain’s young far-right party Vox upended the already fragmented political system Sunday, winning seats for the first time in one of the country’s regional parliaments. [58], Vox is considered antifeminist,[59] and wants to repeal the gender violence law,[60] which they see as "discriminant against one of the sexes" and replace it with a "family violence law that will afford the same protection to the elderly, men, women and children who suffer from abuse". This article is more than 1 year old. The party platform sought to rewrite the constitution to abolish regional autonomy and parliaments. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. [16] [64], According to Xavier Casals, the warlike ultranationalism in Vox, unifying part of its ideology up to this point, is identified by the party with a palingenetic and biological vision of the country, the so-called "España Viva", but also with a Catholic-inspired culture. [65] Their specific brand of Spanish nationalism is linked to the unconditional support to the State Security Forces and Corps. Credit... Gabriel Bouys/Agence France-Presse — … After this election, the party joined the European Conservatives and Reformists group and the Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe. 1] The party platform sought to rewrite the constitution to abolish regional autonomy and parliaments. The neo-Francoist party successfully pushed anti-migrant messages and attacked laws that protect women from domestic abuse. [37] After the Catalan declaration of independence, the party sued the Parliament of Catalonia and several independentist politicians[38] the number of its members increased by 20% in forty days. [61], The party pleads for the closure of fundamentalist mosques as well as the arrest and expulsion of extremist imams. MADRID — The far right has arrived in Spanish politics. Incumbent Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialists won the most - picking up 120 seats - but they fell far short of a majority in the 350-seat chamber. Vox was founded on 17 December 2013,[26] and publicly launched at a press conference in Madrid on 16 January 2014[27][28] as a split from the People's Party. [39], On 10 September 2018 Vox enlisted an independent legislator in the regional parliament of Extremadura (who had dropped out of the PP parliamentary group) as party member. The PSOE won 120 seats on Sunday – three fewer than in the inconclusive election in April. Francisco Franco held the nation under his dictatorship for almost four decades, until his death in 1975. It has pledged, too, to partially privatise Spain’s pension system. ", "The Rise of Spain's Pro-Israel, Far-Right Party", "Un histórico ultra condenado a prisión por el asalto a Blanquerna, en Vox", "El pasado nazi de un candidato de Vox en Alcalá de Henares", "El número 7 de Vox en Alcalá renuncia por su nexo con una organización nazi", "Vox expulsa al abogado José María Ruiz Puerta por haber presidido la asociación CEDADE", "Abascal: "Para callarnos nos tendrán que meter en la cárcel, "El ultranacionalismo de Vox.
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