The electoral hangover is already noticeable in Brussels after weeks of significant tensions on account of the elections in Spain, with cross accusations between the two main political groups in the Eurochamber: popular and social democrats. And his readings about what happened in the elections also shows their clear differences.
The leader of the European People’s Party, Manfed Weber, has congratulated Alberto Núñez-Feijóo through his social networks for his “clear victory”. “Winning three million votes since 2019 gives the Popular Party a clear mandate to form a government and reflects the will for change,” said the German politician.
Very different is the opinion of the leader of the ranks of the social democratic group, the Spanish Iratxe García Pérez, who considers that the result shows that “a majority wants to continue advancing in equality and social rights against a retrograde conservative alliance.” “Good news for the EU. I hope the PPE gets the message.” The social democratic group also in its social networks considers that the “message is clear” and that “Spain says no to the extreme right in the government.”
For its part, the European Commission – which never usually comments on the electoral results – trusts that the Spanish presidency will continue to fulfill its role, as it has up to now, and maintains its “total confidence in the ability of the Spanish authorities” to assume its responsibilities. When the acting president of the government, Pedro Sánchez, called elections, the community Executive already assured that he would be in contact with Madrid so that everything continued its “normal course”.
The elections in Spain have been followed with great attention from the community capital with a clear view of whether the country would join an upward trend in Europe of support for the extreme right. Especially, due to the effect that it could have on important legislation such as the Migration Pact or the Law for the Restoration of Nature (which caused tensions between the PP, socialists and Vox) that must be negotiated during this semester; and even its eventual impact on the European elections next year, in which the composition of the European Parliament could change.
