Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is hoping to win the snap general election by remobilizing the left to prevent a possible coalition between the conservative People's Party and the far-right Vox party. Despite negative polls and setbacks in previous elections, Sanchez is using the fear of the far right coming to power to mobilize the left-wing electorate. The opposition has criticized Sanchez for his record and intends to repeal his implemented reforms. Polls indicate that the People's Party will win the election, but it remains to be seen if they will need Vox's backing.
Over a dozen leftist parties, including Podemos, have formed an alliance called Sumar ahead of Spain's snap elections in July to create a united front against the conservative People's Party. The deal could improve the likelihood of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez being confirmed at the ballot box. However, analysts say that a right-wing government remains the most likely outcome of the elections, especially if the People's Party teams up with far-right party Vox.
Cornel West, a former Harvard professor and democratic socialist activist, announced on Monday that he will run for president as a third-party candidate for the People's Party. West, a supporter and confidante of Bernie Sanders, will pursue "truth and justice" through his candidacy. He has been a vocal critic of both Barack Obama and Joe Biden, describing the latter as a "neoliberal disaster."
Activist and scholar Cornel West has announced his candidacy for the 2024 US presidential election as a third-party candidate with the People's Party. West, a former Harvard and Princeton professor, promises to speak the truth about issues including Ukraine, Wall Street, and the Pentagon. He aims to fight poverty, mass incarceration, wars, and ecological collapse while guaranteeing housing, healthcare, education, and living wages for all. West is a radical Democrat and socialist who has been outspoken on left-wing political issues, especially those involving race and social justice.
Cornel West, a philosophy professor, historian, and political activist, announced his candidacy for the People's Party nomination for the 2024 presidential race. West's campaign will focus on ending poverty, mass incarceration, wars, and ecological collapse, while guaranteeing housing, healthcare, education, and living wages for all. He criticized both Democrats and Republicans and championed a break from the two-party system. West is known for his progressive activism and public commentary and has taught at Harvard, Princeton, and Yale.
Progressive activist and scholar Cornel West announced his bid for the 2024 US presidential election, running for "truth and justice" as a candidate for the People's Party. West criticized both Republicans and Democrats, saying neither party wants to tell the truth about institutions such as tech giants and the Defense Department. Former Vice President Mike Pence also filed paperwork to launch his 2024 bid for the White House.
Cornel West, a philosophy professor and progressive activist, announced his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election as a third-party candidate for the People's Party. West's campaign will focus on issues such as healthcare, living wages, housing, reproductive rights, and deescalating the destruction of the planet and American democracy. The People's Party was founded in 2017 by a former campaign staffer for Sen. Bernie Sanders with the goal of building a major new progressive populist party in America.
Cornel West, a progressive activist and professor, announced his presidential campaign with the People's Party, a third-party led by a former campaign staff member for Senator Bernie Sanders. West emphasized issues such as wages, affordable housing, abortion rights, universal health care, climate change, and "the destruction of American democracy." He decided to run as a third-party candidate because he believes neither political party wants to tell the truth about Wall Street, Ukraine, the Pentagon, and Big Tech.
Scholar and activist Cornel West announced his candidacy for the People's Party in the US presidential election, stating that he is running for truth and justice. West, known for his academic activism, claims that he cares more about voters and their quality of life than other political parties. He is a former professor at Harvard and Princeton University and is currently the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair at Union Theological Seminary.
After his party's defeat in regional and municipal elections, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called for snap elections on July 23rd. The conservative opposition People's Party (PP) won in several regions, including one that has been held by the Socialists since 1978. The PP will need the support of the hard-right Vox to govern in most of the regions it has won. Sánchez's coalition partner, Podemos, was also pummelled, and parties to the left of the Socialists must reorganise themselves quickly.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called a snap election for July 23, in an apparent attempt to give his flagging Socialist party the best chance of retaining power before its support weakens further. His move to bring the election forward took most of his government and even some members of his inner circle by surprise. The conservative opposition leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo called on voters to make him Spain's next leader, while political experts said Sanchez had bet his rivals won't be ready to fight a coordinated campaign for the July 23 poll. The PP and the far-right Vox could unseat Sanchez's Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) if they replicated their performance at national level.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called for an early general election to be held on July 23 after his ruling Socialist party suffered heavy losses in the May 28 vote. The conservative People's Party and its coalitions claimed most of the 12 regions that held elections. Sanchez said he had informed Spain's King Felipe VI of his intentions to dissolve the parliament.
Spain's ruling Socialists suffered heavy losses to opposition conservatives in Sunday's local election, with the conservative People's Party (PP) likely to take control of most regions. The gains for the PP indicate the conservatives could unseat the current left-wing coalition led by the Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) if they replicate the performance in national elections by December. The counting showed a return to a two-party system dominated by the PSOE and PP after a decade of greater involvement by smaller parties such as the left-wing Podemos and centrist Ciudadanos.
Spain's opposition conservative People's Party (PP) is expected to make major gains in regional and municipal elections, strengthening its hold on Madrid and potentially taking the regions of Valencia and Aragón from the ruling Socialist Party. The elections will serve as a gauge of the political mood ahead of December's general election and are expected to signal a return to the two-party system. The PP has sought to use the elections as a referendum on the Socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, and his style of government. The far-right Vox party is also expected to gain more power and be in more regional parliaments and councils than in 2019.
