Ciudadanos will be the central player in Spanish politics after the general elections
The general elections of December 20 in Spain will transform the political landscape of the past 40 years. The sharp decline of the two main parties, the conservative Popular Party and the socialist PSOE, is set to benefit the new party Ciudadanos. According to the latest polls Ciudadanos, led by 36-year old Albert Rivera, could win more than 20% of the vote and become the second largest party, ahead of the PSOE. Ciudadanos has ruled out taking part in coalition governments. But, the party will play a crucial role in supporting the new government (probably led by the PP) and in defining the policies implemented in the next legislature.
To support the next Spanish government, Ciudadanos has promised to demand economic and political reforms. The party includes in its ranks some leading figures of Spanish liberalism, like Luis Garicano, professor of economics at the LSE, who could play a key role in Spanish economic policy in the coming years. In addition, the party may emerge as the first political force in Catalonia and will be a key player in reforming the Spanish territorial model and in crafting a solution to the challenge of Catalan independence.
Is Ciudadanos a party of the left, right or centre? Which voters will the party attract? What kind of internal cohesion and territorial representation can it count on? In the article Going National: Ciudadanos from Catalonia to Spain, Professors Juan Rodríguez Teruel and Astrid Barrio of the University of Valencia present the 'identity card' of the political party that, together with Podemos, could introduce radical change in a party system which has remained very stable for over 30 years.
Going National: Ciudadanos from Catalonia to Spain
Juan Rodríguez Teruel & Astrid Barrio
South European Society and Politics
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