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May 12, 2021
Written by IDU member People’s Party’s International Secretary Valentina Martínez Ferro.
On May 4
th, the People’s Party (PP) swept to an overwhelming victory in the Madrid regional election, upending the course of Spanish politics. The PP doubled its result from just two years ago, with nearly 45% of the vote, compared to 22% in 2019. The three left-wing parties that obtained representation in the Madrid regional parliament received a combined 41% of the vote, with 9% for Vox, the populist far-right party.
The election was called by regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso on March 10
th, after her coalition agreement with centrist party Ciudadanos broke down. Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s Socialist Party prime minister, agreed with Ciudadanos’ national leader to pursue votes of no confidence against a series of PP regional governments. The PP’s national leadership team, headed by party president Pablo Casado, reacted swiftly, stopping the votes of no confidenc