Spanish elections and politics III / Pedro Sánchez faces a new term as PM

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I suppose this may have been the best outcome we could hope for, the polls were consistently awful for the left leading up to the election, so PP not having to rely on VOX is probably the best that could be hoped for. It's truly a shame that this is the best that could be hoped for in a region where the left was very strong not all that long ago.

[S019]

So if no candidate gets a majority Trias becomes Mayor of Barcelona automatically?

Yes, candidates wimning a plurality get the mayoralty unless there's an alternative majority backing another candidate

Do you need an absolute majority or a simple one? In other terms is it possible to get PP to abstain in the vote of a PSOE led coalition?

[S019]

I got the "Republicans," accordingly to the blurb mostly due to my strongly secular and anti-monarchy views.

[S019]

Never expected a political party to make a YTPesque sh*tpost

Content like this is pretty frequent in Latin American politics as well. Supposedly it appeals to young people but it feels like a cringe attempt at being meme-y IMO.

No it's a direct response to the PP also using such tactics (Ayuso had her jingle that people with zero interest in politics other than "stopping the golpistas/communists" were singing in the streets) , not to mention how far right influencers that technically operate outside of the party political system are very effective on platforms like TikTok.

It is hardly the Spanish Left's fault that everything has to be memey and aesthetic to appeal to Salamanca-dwelling Chanel-wearing normies. They are the ones actually turning up to the long form debates while the PP prefers to spread the "red peril" stuff directly imported from Latin America.

I struggle to understand this post honestly. Salamanca is one of the most pro-PP places not just in Madrid, but all of Spain. It makes little sense that the Spanish left is posting memes on TikTok to try to win votes there, as opposed to young voters overall. I also doubt that the type of young voters inclined to vote for Sumar are those that inhabit the apartments of their rich parents in central Madrid.

[S019]

Never expected a political party to make a YTPesque sh*tpost

Content like this is pretty frequent in Latin American politics as well. Supposedly it appeals to young people but it feels like a cringe attempt at being meme-y IMO.

No it's a direct response to the PP also using such tactics (Ayuso had her jingle that people with zero interest in politics other than "stopping the golpistas/communists" were singing in the streets) , not to mention how far right influencers that technically operate outside of the party political system are very effective on platforms like TikTok.

It is hardly the Spanish Left's fault that everything has to be memey and aesthetic to appeal to Salamanca-dwelling Chanel-wearing normies. They are the ones actually turning up to the long form debates while the PP prefers to spread the "red peril" stuff directly imported from Latin America.

I struggle to understand this post honestly. Salamanca is one of the most pro-PP places not just in Madrid, but all of Spain. It makes little sense that the Spanish left is posting memes on TikTok to try to win votes there, as opposed to young voters overall. I also doubt that the type of young voters inclined to vote for Sumar are those that inhabit the apartments of their rich parents in central Madrid.

I am saying that what started the trend, including Ayuso's marketing campaign, were Salamanca style normies who needed more political engagement, hence why it is not Sumars fault this kind of campaigning matters.

That makes much more sense than my initial reading of your post. I assume eventually other parties realized this is a good way to reach out to low-propensity young voters?

[S019]

Abascal congratulated Feijóo for winning the elections and for no longer needing Vox.

I assume this was a sarcastic remark, it still comes across as incredibly petty especially since the right probably could have governed had like 10% of VOX voters gone for the PP given the more efficient distribution of votes produced as a result.