VOXLABBE SOLÈNE
A Spanish political party founded in December 2013
Far-right party which emerged from a split within “El Partido Popular (PP - a Christian
democratic party)
Examples of founders : Santiago Abascal, José Antonio Ortega Lara, Iván Espinosa de los
Monteros de Simón
The origins of the party
2018 - first electoral success in the Andalusian regional elections
2019 - general elections --> Vox increased its seats in Parliament from 24 to 52
Crucial role of social media in the communication strategy of the party
Nationalist party = defense of the unity of Spain, condemning Catalan and Basque separatism, party in favor of
political centralization
Moderate euroscepticism = critics about European integration
Conservative party on social issues = traditional vision of the family, party opposed to the extension of rights and
protections for the LGBTQ+ community, anti-feminist party
Party associated with Francoist ideology
Criminalization of migrants
Climate change skeptic party
Ideology - Program
Policy-seeking
party
Classifiction of the party
Conservative
party
Extreme right
party
Populist
party
Emblematic figure of the party and its main
spokesperson
The party’s president since 2014
He embodies the strongman of the far right
Santiago Abascal
Leading figures
One of the founding members of Vox
The party's general secretary from its creation
until 2022
A member of the Congress of Deputies and the
Madrid City Council since 2019
Javier Ortega Smith
Leading figures
Recent electoral results
Vox experienced a rapid rise starting in 2018
In the Spanish municipal elections of 2023, Vox doubled its number of
votes, reaching 7% against 3% in the last municipal elections of 2019
In the general elections of July 2023, Vox suffered an electoral setback,
losing 19 seats in Parliament (from 52 seats in 2019 to 33 seats in
2023)
Sources :
VOX España - VOX (voxespana.es)
Programa - VOX (voxespana.es)
Programa Electoral de VOX 23J - VOX (voxespana.es)
"Vox doubles its votes in municipal elections and becomes essential for the PP in six municipalities” - eldiario.es
"Vox in Spain: A Political Revolution in Progress?" - Mister Prépa (misterprepa.net)
"The Emergence of a Far-Right Party Surprises Spain" - Le Monde (lemonde.fr)
"How to Explain the Rise of Vox, the Spanish Far-Right Party?" - Major Prépa (major-prepa.com)
"Vox, the Face of Spanish Radical Right" - Eyes on Europe (eyes-on-europe.eu)
"Legislative Elections in Spain: Santiago Abascal, Macho Conquistador of the Spanish Far Right" - Le Monde
(lemonde.fr)
"In Spain, the Right Aligns with the Far Right to Govern Cities and Regions" - Le Monde (lemonde.fr)