TORRE-PACHECO, Spain - To understand Spain’s polarized politics, a visitor to the southern farming town of Torre-Pacheco needs only to read the graffiti scrawled near a main square. Vox has already joined forces with the other two right-of-centre parties to take over many city and regional governments, influencing policy there. In Torre-Pacheco, Vox came out on top with 38% of votes among its 35,000 inhabitants. “The right thing is to take care of the country, of all the country. The result also delivered a blow to Spain’s chances to sort out its political deadlock any time soon.

Source: thestar November 11, 2019 19:36 UTC