Vox, the far right in Spain

Vox (its name Latin for “voice”) was formed in December 2013 as a splinter group from the PP, with members defecting to the new party after growing frustrated at the PP’s fiscal policy and failure to take a harder line on the separatist group ETA.

The party is led by Santiago Abascal, a 42-year-old former Basque Parliament member known to shout “Spain first!” at rallies, taking inspiration from American, British and French right-wing populist movements. It is an advocate for the free market, a recentralization of the state and electoral reform.