
Canary Islands: Still No Political Will To Halt Illegal Arrivals
Insufficient relocations and adult migrants posing as minors are now acknowledged, but effectively closing the migration route is not on the establishment’s agenda.

Insufficient relocations and adult migrants posing as minors are now acknowledged, but effectively closing the migration route is not on the establishment’s agenda.

The results offer a snapshot of national politics: a hesitant PP, a rising VOX, and a left in retreat.

The result strengthens the conservatives’ role in regional power-sharing—adding to the pressure on Spain’s minority government ahead of a string of key elections in 2026.

Even if Feijóo loses the vote, an improved relationship between the PP and VOX would be a positive outcome.

In an almost comedic turn of fortune, a recount in Madrid—to the benefit of the conservative PP—could mean the socialists will require the single in-person vote of exiled Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont.

Everything points to Spain being Europe’s Venezuela, and the government will ultimately be chosen by all of Spain’s enemies.

With Spain in the EU presidency and European elections coming up next year, the shortfall of the Right in Spain is having repercussions in Brussels as well.

Were the PP to govern now, it is unlikely that it would try to resolve the asymmetries of the Spanish system on display during these elections, especially with Núñez Feijóo at the helm.

Pegasus, Catalonia, and recent vote rigging scandals have fueled an atmosphere of distrust in the electoral process. Most polls predict a comfortable victory for the Right in this week’s Spanish parliamentary elections.

While legacy media wrings its hands over the prospect of a VOX victory on July 23rd, Latinos for Abascal is hoping to propel the party into power.