Santiago Abascal

The move is meant to regularize the situation of people already living unofficially in the country, and bucks a global trend toward harsher immigration policies

The Milei government’s questioning of the official number of disappeared persons, the books that whitewash the Spanish dictatorship, and Meloni’s refusal to define herself as ‘anti-fascist’ highlight the risks of revisionism lacking rigor

The forces of the radical, populist and nationalist right have moved from the fringes to center stage, and they are expanding globally with an organized network that challenges the liberal consensus

The leader of Spain’s leftist governing coalition is facing political and legal turmoil, but remains confident that ‘the truth’ will prevail and says he wants to run for re-election in 2027

The former partner of a conservative strategist in the US through whom she met Donald Trump, the 25-year-old gained visibility at the demonstration organized by Tommy Robinson. ‘It would be an honor to get involved in politics’

The anti-immigrant protests are targeting a generation of young people born in Spain who are now around 20 years old and have always been marginalized

An initiative by Hungarian and Polish think tanks has secured the support of Spain’s Vox and other populist forces for a detailed program to liquidate the European institutions

Francis’ positions on immigration, history, the economy, and the environment, and his refusal to place the Church at the service of cultural wars, made him enemies on the right

After publicly supporting Germany’s hard-right AfD ahead of elections, the billionaire now wades into Spanish politics. Vox leader Santiago Abascal recently attended the CPAC ultraconservative gathering outside DC

The expert argues that more and more democratic systems are turning into autocracies, whereas in the second half of the 20th century, the reverse was happening

Christian groups and think tanks are weaving together a network with nodes in Washington and Budapest. Meanwhile, Madrid is gaining importance as a bridge to far-right movements in Latin America

Extremist groups are rushing out to Valencia in a very public display of assistance meant ‘only for Spaniards.’ They are banking on popular anger, hoping to attract new members as they push the idea of the proud nation rising up to help its fellow citizens in the face of government inaction

In several recent essays historians discuss the founding milestones of Spanish nationalism, the traditional banner of conservative politicians, around the struggle for Al-Andalus

The strategy of instrumentalizing the fight for women’s equality to promote xenophobic policies is spreading in countries such as France, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain

Results published after votes from abroad were counted to decide the last four lawmakers from the March 10 balloting gave the Democratic Alliance a final tally of 80 seats in the 230-seat National Assembly

Giorgia Meloni’s far right party has drawn up a controversial guest list for its debating jamboree in Rome

‘The world is not seeing it enough and that is why I wanted to come, because it’s not getting the coverage it deserves,’ he said after being spotted in the company of the leader of the Spanish far-right party Vox

Around 8,000 people marched in Madrid and 3,000 in Granada against the agreement that paves the way for PM Pedro Sánchez to remain in power. The opposition leader has called a fresh demonstration for Sunday

The crucial vote Thursday was won by Francina Armengol with 178 votes against 139 for the main rightwing Popular Party’s candidate in the 350-lower house of parliament

The two right-wing parties did not win enough seats to form an absolute majority, and the possibility that the Popular Party and the far-right Vox could make pacts with other parties can be completely ruled out

The mainstream conservatives led by Alberto Núñez Feijóo win the most seats, but Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialists have added votes and seats from the last election and will seek to craft a governing alliance

The mainstream conservatives and far-right Vox together have 169 seats, while the Socialists and Sumar obtain a combined 153, both short of the 176-seat threshold

The courts insist that the accused must prove the reasons why they did not show up and sets out hefty fines and even prison terms