The remarkable rise of Vox: Spain’s right-wing underdogs
Madrid, Spain Vox, the right-wing political underdog, received 10 per cent of all votes in the Spanish general elections on Sunday. Just three years ago, they didn’t have a single seat in parliament. Now, they have 24. To understand what has made them so popular, despite the vitriol they have received from all quarters, one has to look back to last year and understand the developments which have taken place in Spain since then. Back in June 2018, a no-confidence vote saw the then-Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy step down in favour of Pedro Sanchez, leader of the centre-left Socialist party (PSOE).
