Episode 156: Sánchez es muy inteligente

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• Episode: Episode 156: Sánchez es muy inteligente
• Website: Previously in Europe
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• Duration: 00:37:12
• Published: 2019-11-19 02:00

Pedro Sánchez is a very clever boy who neglected to realise the Spanish people didn't want 4 elections in 4 years

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## No Election Left Behind

### Spanish Elections

### Just keep repeating "Sanchez is weak on Catalonia"

The narrative from the C's consistently since April's election was that Sanchez wasn't to be trusted with not allowing Catalonia a real referendum and I don't know... beating the already imprisoned leaders? Hunting down the rest harder..?

Everyone on the right jumped on board during the debate. Vox claimed it was a coup...

https://www.dw.com/en/spain-sanchez-casado-clash-on-catalonia-during-tv-debate/a-51113677?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf 

Meanwhile 350k people protested in Barcelona for independence during the King's visit... so that's cool

### Didn't we just do this?

Yes! Sanchez was being congratulated at his immense victory in April:

"Spain's shattered right hands Sánchez victory" - https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjuoqqhsfTlAhUCh1wKHc1rALUQFjAAegQIABAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcontent%2F237a0924-6a2b-11e9-a9a5-351eeaef6d84&usg=AOvVaw0DzVjDidQ9uXDaFpanCiPG

"The Spanish Election Is a Triumph of Logic" - https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-04-29/sanchez-s-victory-in-the-spanish-election-is-a-triumph-of-logic

"Sánchez’s victory is a victory for Europe" - https://www.thenewfederalist.eu/spanish-elections-sanchez-s-victory-is-a-victory-for-europe

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### So how's that going now?

Well... Vox is now a going concern with a substantial number of seats and has very much been normalised

https://www.eurotopics.net/en/230315/why-the-spaniards-voted-for-vox#
https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/2019/11/spain-s-pedro-s-nchez-paying-price-underestimating-far-right

 

### Is there... good news?

Yes! There's apparently going to be a government!

https://jacobinmag.com/2019/11/podemos-spain-election-pablo-iglesias-pedro-sanchez/

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