The Spanish 2023 General Elections: Unexpected Snap Elections to Survive in Power

The 2023 Spanish general election was a snap election called unexpectedly by the PM Pedro Sánchez the day after the local and regional elections in May 2023. Turnout was higher than expected (66.6%) and the result confirmed the high degree of multi-dimensional polarisation in Spanish society. Right-...

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Authors: Vall-Prat, Pau, Rodon, Toni
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Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2024
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
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Keyword:Eleccions
Espanya
Coalicions
Polarització (Ciències socials)
Catalunya
Elections
Spain
Coalitions
Polarization (Social sciences)
Catalonia
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spelling The Spanish 2023 General Elections: Unexpected Snap Elections to Survive in PowerVall-Prat, PauRodon, ToniEleccionsEspanyaCoalicionsPolarització (Ciències socials)CatalunyaElectionsSpainCoalitionsPolarization (Social sciences)CataloniaThe 2023 Spanish general election was a snap election called unexpectedly by the PM Pedro Sánchez the day after the local and regional elections in May 2023. Turnout was higher than expected (66.6%) and the result confirmed the high degree of multi-dimensional polarisation in Spanish society. Right-wing parties improved their position: the mainstream conservative PP increased its support mainly at the expense of Ciudadanos and the far-right VOX . Yet, parties on the left, especially the incumbent PSOE, performed better than predicted by polls and, together with the seats won by regional parties, were able to keep a dominant position in Congress. A left-wing minority coalition cabinet was ultimately formed with two parties in government (PSOE and Sumar) and the parliamentary support of several regional parties. Parliamentary support was reached after an agreement that includes decentralisation measures and an amnesty to repair the judiciary consequences of the 2017 independence referendum in Catalonia, which showcases the multilevel and multidimensional complexity of Spanish politics.Taylor & Francis2025202520242025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion31 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/225036Articles publicats en revistes (Ciència Política, Dret Constitucional i Filosofia del Dret)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2024.2317679West European Politics, 2024, vol. 47, num.6, p. 1419-1434https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2024.2317679(c) Taylor & Francis, 2024info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/2250362026-05-29T05:05:01Z
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title The Spanish 2023 General Elections: Unexpected Snap Elections to Survive in Power
spellingShingle The Spanish 2023 General Elections: Unexpected Snap Elections to Survive in Power
Vall-Prat, Pau
Eleccions
Espanya
Coalicions
Polarització (Ciències socials)
Catalunya
Elections
Spain
Coalitions
Polarization (Social sciences)
Catalonia
title_short The Spanish 2023 General Elections: Unexpected Snap Elections to Survive in Power
title_full The Spanish 2023 General Elections: Unexpected Snap Elections to Survive in Power
title_fullStr The Spanish 2023 General Elections: Unexpected Snap Elections to Survive in Power
title_full_unstemmed The Spanish 2023 General Elections: Unexpected Snap Elections to Survive in Power
title_sort The Spanish 2023 General Elections: Unexpected Snap Elections to Survive in Power
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Vall-Prat, Pau
Rodon, Toni
author Vall-Prat, Pau
author_facet Vall-Prat, Pau
Rodon, Toni
author_role author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Eleccions
Espanya
Coalicions
Polarització (Ciències socials)
Catalunya
Elections
Spain
Coalitions
Polarization (Social sciences)
Catalonia
topic Eleccions
Espanya
Coalicions
Polarització (Ciències socials)
Catalunya
Elections
Spain
Coalitions
Polarization (Social sciences)
Catalonia
description The 2023 Spanish general election was a snap election called unexpectedly by the PM Pedro Sánchez the day after the local and regional elections in May 2023. Turnout was higher than expected (66.6%) and the result confirmed the high degree of multi-dimensional polarisation in Spanish society. Right-wing parties improved their position: the mainstream conservative PP increased its support mainly at the expense of Ciudadanos and the far-right VOX . Yet, parties on the left, especially the incumbent PSOE, performed better than predicted by polls and, together with the seats won by regional parties, were able to keep a dominant position in Congress. A left-wing minority coalition cabinet was ultimately formed with two parties in government (PSOE and Sumar) and the parliamentary support of several regional parties. Parliamentary support was reached after an agreement that includes decentralisation measures and an amnesty to repair the judiciary consequences of the 2017 independence referendum in Catalonia, which showcases the multilevel and multidimensional complexity of Spanish politics.
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West European Politics, 2024, vol. 47, num.6, p. 1419-1434
https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2024.2317679
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