Opinion: Columnist Anne Applebaum answers your questions about the rise of Spain’s Vox party
Santiago Abascal, leader of Spain's Vox party, waves to supporters at a rally in Madrid on April 26. By Anne Applebaum Anne Applebaum Columnist focusing on national politics and foreign policy Email Bio Follow Columnist May 8 at 2:45 PM Post Opinions invited readers to submit questions about her Opinions Essay, “Want to build a far-right movement? Spain’s Vox party shows how.” What follows are lightly edited questions and answers about the essay.
But that’s a political strategy. As I’ve written in the past, some centrist parties are also working on an intellectual strategy, designed to prevent the far-right from monopolizing the language of patriotism. This has been President Emmanuel Macron’s tactic in France; he has sought to redefine “patriotism” as a term that implies respect for democracy and the rule of law, not just ethnic nationalism.
It’s important to remember that there is no single answer that will work for every country, and also that this won’t be easy. This is a task for the next generation — and maybe the one after that. Throughout Spain’s history, the Catholic Church has been a major political player, always favoring the most conservative option . Is Vox angling for specifically Catholic support?
Actually, quite a lot of Vox supporters are younger. The high number of younger supporters may partly reflect the fact that the party’s campaign was targeted at younger voters, who are more likely to use the social media that Vox favors. It may also reflect the fact that these younger voters were directly hit by the financial crisis a decade ago.
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