Who are the candidates in Spain's general election? MADRID, July 22, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - Spain votes Sunday in an early general election which polls suggest no party will win with enough votes to govern alone, making post-ballot alliances necessary. As Spain's first premier to be fluent in English, the former economics professor has boosted the country's influence in the European Union. - The conservative favourite -At the helm of Spain's right-wing Popular Party (PP) for a year, Alberto Nunez Feijoo, 61, has steadied the party after one of the worst internal crises in its history. Vox's popularity soared following Catalonia's failed 2017 secession bid, and it became the third-biggest party in parliament after the last general election in 2019.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha July 22, 2023 05:45 UTC