The elections that could remake Europe

by · Australian Financial Review

Ben Hall
Oct 14, 2026 – 12.18pm

Calling snap parliamentary elections in Spain last week, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Spaniards would soon have to decide whether to stick with his left-wing government or “join the far-right wave”.

The November 29 vote marks a potential turning point in Spanish politics after eight years of socialist government, with opinion polls suggesting a clear majority for the conservative People’s Party (PP) and its putative partner, the nationalist-populist Vox.

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