Spanish state
Saturday 8 May 2021, by Raul Camargo
The Partido Popular (PP) led by Isabel Díaz Ayuso, one of the leaders of the party’s right wing, easily won the elections held on 4 May 2021 in the Community of Madrid. The party now has 65 deputies as opposed to 30 previously and will be able to rule the region alone with support when needed from the far right Vox party. It was a bad day for all left-wing people, who have suffered from the corruption and Trumpism of this radical right. Its infamous management of the pandemic worked to its benefit because it linked the open-door policy of hospitality and other activities with the concept of freedom. This allowed it to regroup much of the right-wing electorate but also mobilize traditional, low-politicized abstentionists.