Spanish Election Threatens to Blow up Brussels’ Political Balance
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez ' s defeat in early elections threatens to destabilize the European Union by weakening the position of socialists and Democrats in Brussels, says Politico. Sanchez, the only left-centric leader of a major EU country, is a counterweight to the European Council ' s dominant right-wing centrists, writes Politico. The Spanish deputies form the largest national delegation to the group of socialists and D…
The defeat of left-wing Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who called early elections in Spain, could destabilize the entire European Union, putting social democrats in Brussels on the defensive and forcing them to take a more confrontational stance, writes Politico.
The Socialists, led by the Spaniards, are threatening to remove support for Von der Leyen
A defeat by Pedro Sánchez in Spain's early elections risks destabilising the EU, putting the S&D group on the defensive in Brussels and pushing them into a more conflictual position.
Spanish MEPs constitute the largest national S&D delegation in the European Parliament.
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