Vox collapses and loses all its strength in the great fiefdoms

Vox has punctured this 23-J and with this it has weighed down the options of Alberto Núñez Feijóo to reach Moncloa. The formation led by Santiago Abascal, with 33 deputies at 99% of the ballot, has been far from expected and has lost a good part of the 52 seats it obtained in 2019 and its ability to influence ten communities, especially in its large strongholds.. Thus, the expectations of the right to oust Pedro Sánchez are reduced to nothing and with the governance of Spain in the aore, despite the growth of the PP, which rises to 136 representatives. The block does not exceed 169 seats in Congress.

The worst omens of the polls have come true. The atmosphere at the party's national headquarters, despite the fact that they avoided assessing the polls published after the polls closed, was that of a funeral. The ultra-conservative formation has not been able to mobilize its electorate in any of the indicated constituencies. Neither in the Region of Murcia, nor in Ceuta, where it was the force with the most votes in the last elections, nor in regions such as Castilla y León, where it has governed for more than a year..

The ultra-conservative formation obtained in 2019 a total of 52 deputies and 15.2% of the votes, with just over 3.6 million votes. This Sunday the puncture has been notable and has not reached 12.5% of the electorate. In the general elections three and a half years ago, Vox was the first force in the Region of Murcia and Ceuta and had an important presence in Castilla y León, Andalusia and the Community of Madrid. The scenario now is very different, although it continues as the third formation in the Chamber and they maintain the type in Cantabria, Catalonia, Asturias and Aragon.

Vox has collapsed in all its fiefdoms, displaced by the PP and the PSOE. Neither in Murcia, nor in Ceuta, among others, has the message against illegal immigration and security that was successful in the previous precedent penetrated. In the first case, the formation has lost one deputy, going from two to three and from 28% to 22% of the votes to the detriment of the popular ones; while in the autonomous city it has done the same against the PSOE, giving up the only seat distributed by this constituency. Those of Abascal have gone from 35.5% to 23% of the votes in Ceuta.

displaced in fiefs

Weight loss is noticeable. The ultra-conservative formation has fallen three percentage points in general terms, but the bleeding is greater in the reading by territories. In Castilla y León, where it has governed in coalition with the PP since April last year, it went from 16.8% to 13.6%, going from 6 seats to just one. In Extremadura and Valencia, where they have just signed a government pact with the popular, they give up another two seats in each case and lose three points.

The same figure as in Castilla-La Mancha, where it plummets from 22 to 17%. In Andalusia, where in the last general elections it reached 12 representatives, this Sunday it does not go beyond 9 and falls from 20 to 15%. In the Community of Madrid, two seats are also left. The list led by Abascal does not exceed 14% and is relegated to fourth option, surpassed by Sumar. In the Balearic Islands, for its part, the party loses a seat.

Vox's cover letter for the general elections has been the same as on previous occasions. Santiago Abascal's party appealed at all times to the most recognizable points of his argument: family, security, energy sovereignty and a speech against the “Brussels elites” and the 2030 Agenda. These elements have been the common thread throughout the campaign, with a total offensive both in the rallies and in the only debate in which the leader of the formation participated, this week on RTVE against Pedro Sánchez and Yolanda Díaz.. Neither that nor the controversial “That I vote for you Txapote” have served.

The two parties on the right find it impossible to put together a coalition. Genoa's strategy, focused on the list with the most votes, fueled Abascal's message to present himself as the only guarantee to expel Sánchez. The leader of the ultra-conservative formation, although he always kept his hand out to the PP, strove to criticize Feijóo's plan, which he accused of leaving them alone against sanchismo. “They have whitewashed socialism,” snapped the president of Vox on Friday during the closing rally of the campaign, alluding to the offer of the popular to the socialists. It's not enough either. Vox has been completely blurred.