The election campaign ends, its date is Sunday in Spain

On a political level at least, bitter disagreements between the left, dominated by the Socialists (PSOE), the Unidas Podemos bloc (Izquierda Unida y Podemos) and the conservatives of the Popular Party (PP) and the far right of Vox, paint a country in tatters.

To the successes highlighted by the head of government and leader of the Socialist Workers’ Party, Pedro Sánchez, and his relatives during his administration, two fronts emerged that destabilized the competition.

The inclusion of ETA members in the lists of EH Bildu, a certain ally of the left, distorted Sánchez’s message, as did complaints of vote-buying in some cities, supposedly by socialist members.

The head of the executive branch and first vice president, Nadia Calvino, and the second, Yolanda Diaz, insisted on the economic and social achievements during the term of the current administration, while the head of the People’s Party, Alberto Núñez Figo, clung to the idea. From “sanchismo abolition”.

On the other hand, the issue of racism, which has been repeated in sports, has become inevitable for the political class, due to the insults suffered by Brazilian striker Vinicius Junior, last Sunday in Valencia.

The condemnation was almost unanimous, with the exception of comments in another direction by the leader of the far-right Vox party, Santiago Abascal, the issue was also raised in a broad international context, from the President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. to figures from the United Nations.

In any case, the appointment with the polls is for many a thermometer of what could happen in the general elections next November, if there is a change in the course of the left, now in power (from PSOE and Unidas Podemos), to PP with Vox.

Nor should we forget Yolanda Diaz’s break with the Sumar movement, as well as the left wing, which could become a disruptive factor for the general elections.

Surveys published to date provide conflicting data. Some point to the united left in the country, others predict the rise of conservatives, and few point to the rise of the far right.

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