The PP, Spain's conservative party, has a good chance of winning Sunday's parliamentary election. However, it will probably not be enough for an absolute majority of seats. The presumed winner of the election, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, is talking about alternatives to a coalition with the far-right Vox.
By Isabel Cuesta Camacho
Spain votes on July 23. The incumbent Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is trying to restore his damaged image. He sees himself primarily as a victim of the conservative media and the economic right. Polls see opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo in the lead, but he may need the right-wing Vox party to get into office.
By Isabel Cuesta Camacho
The Christian Democrat, Social Democrat and Liberal party families played a key role in ensuring that Ursula von der Leyen received a majority in the European Parliament in 2019 and became Commission President. Four years have passed since then. The common ground in the so-called von der Leyen coalition has apparently been used up.
By Markus Grabitz
