Belgium (Brussels Morning newspaper) Spain’s conservative opposition Popular Party has recorded significant gains in Sunday’s elections. The results are seen as significant as they come just ahead of general elections in the country in December.
The far-right Vox movement more than doubled their share of local councillors to 7.2%, meaning they will have significant influence on policy in towns and cities in the coming months.
On Tuesday, reaction to the polls was swift with comment coming from the ECR group in the European Parliament.
In a statement, it described the result in the Spanish local and regional elections.as “outstanding electoral success” for Vox.
ECR Group Co-Chairmen Prof Ryszard Legutko (Poland) and Nicola Procaccini (Italy) congratulated their partner party and its leader Santiago Abascal.
Prof Legutko told this site, “We congratulate our friends from Vox and their leader Santiago Abascal who’ve done an outstanding job, doubling their share of votes in this election. “
He added, “The conservative movement continues to grow and gain confidence, also at the local level. Across Europe, conservatives are becoming the decisive political force, as citizens no longer have confidence in ideological social experiments of the left.”
Nicola Procaccini, also an MEP, added: “Even in Spain, as in much of Europe, a strong centre-right wind is blowing while we face important choices for the future. Congratulations to our Vox friends, who continue to grow and strengthen the European Conservative project.”
The Euro deputy added, “Together we will also win in Brussels.”
Further comment came from Spanish opposition leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo said early on Monday. “Spain has started a new political cycle. It is the victory of another way of doing politics.”
