Spain's Electoral Results Are a Perfect Illustration of the Pathology of Centralised Rule
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Last Sunday’s election result in Spain makes it impossible for the leading party, PP (conservatives), to form a government; and makes it rather tricky for the second largest party, PSOE (socialists), to do so. The only way a stable government can be formed is if PSOE wins over a string of leftist parties, including independence parties. This means that the political future of Spain is in the hands of tiny parties with opinions that deviate dramatically from the majority of Spanish citizens, such as the idea that Catalonia should break away from Spain and leftist values that are opposed by large segments of the population.
Spain's Electoral Results Are a Perfect Illustration of the Pathology of Centralised Rule
Spain's Electoral Results Are a Perfect…
Spain's Electoral Results Are a Perfect Illustration of the Pathology of Centralised Rule
Last Sunday’s election result in Spain makes it impossible for the leading party, PP (conservatives), to form a government; and makes it rather tricky for the second largest party, PSOE (socialists), to do so. The only way a stable government can be formed is if PSOE wins over a string of leftist parties, including independence parties. This means that the political future of Spain is in the hands of tiny parties with opinions that deviate dramatically from the majority of Spanish citizens, such as the idea that Catalonia should break away from Spain and leftist values that are opposed by large segments of the population.