Jose Ignacio Torreblanca, head of the ECFR Madrid office, looks ahead to the Spanish regional elections
Media mentions – José Ignacio Torreblanca
Shortly before the local and regional elections in Spain, José Ignacio Torreblanca points out that the new parties Ciudadanos and Podemos put the two main parties in a predicament
Several texts explore the phenomenon of Pablo Iglesias from the essay to books on political science. The party that was born to renew the left decided to jump on top of it
One can question whether the “new politics” that the new parties boast of will improve democracy or sink us into an instability that breeds desire for strong governments
The author wonders if the 'new politics' in Spain will improve democracy or, rather, the political instability might generate a desire of strong governments
European left parties proposals only have impact on part of the electorate , argues Jose Ignacio Torreblanca for La Nacion
José Ignacio Torreblanca is quoted on the role of Podemos in Spanish politics
Jose Ignacio Torreblanca on Podemos
José Ignacio Torreblanca interviewed on populism
The party runs the double risk of breaking in trying to reach the centre and, to make matters worse, arriving in a centre already occupied by others, or esconcing itself on the left to survive