Pedro Sánchez says far-right wave is no longer growing but collapsing

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez interpreted the U.S. midterm elections, in which Democrats won both chambers of Congress, as Americans voting against policies that impoverish them and against hatred. Ahead of Spain's general election on November 29, Sánchez argued that the same wave would also reach his country.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez shared a notable assessment on social media after the midterm elections in the United States, in which Democrats took control of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Sánchez wrote, "Yesterday, American society voted not only against policies that impoverish people. It voted against hatred." Reuters reported that Sánchez also emphasized in his post that Americans had gone to the polls against machismo, climate denial and the privileges of elites.

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Reference to Feijóo and Abascal

The Socialist leader directly linked his remarks to Spanish domestic politics. Targeting Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of the opposition People's Party (PP), and Santiago Abascal, leader of the far-right Vox party, Sánchez said, "The far-right wave that Feijóo and Abascal are trying to ride is no longer growing; it is collapsing." Sánchez pointed to Spain's election by saying, "It happened in Brazil. It has just happened in the United States. Soon it will happen in Spain too."

Weeks before the November 29 election

Sánchez made the remarks during a difficult period ahead of Spain's general election on November 29. The government had been shaken by the resignation of Transport Minister Óscar Puente a day earlier, following a train crash near Urda in Toledo that killed 69 people. Media outlets not aligned with Sánchez offered different interpretations: Right-wing OKDiario wrote that the prime minister, who was trailing in the polls, had "claimed ownership" of the Democrats' victory over Trump.

In the U.S. midterm elections, Democrats secured a majority in both chambers of Congress, according to projections by CNN, CBS, ABC and NBC News. As a result, President Donald Trump will spend the final two years of his term with Congress under opposition control.

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Pedro Sánchez says far-right wave is no longer growing but collapsing