As the polls predicted, the Catalan elections resulted in Vox becoming the main political force on the Spanish Right, winning 11 seats – more than the Popular Party (PP) and Ciudadanos's combined nine seats.
At a national level, Vox is weaker than the PP, but the danger of the party becoming the main force on the Right is more likely than ever. Vox has already managed to turn the Right towards more extreme positions and has had a notable influence on autonomous communities, where its vote is necessary for the Right to govern. In the Community of Madrid, perhaps the most prominent example, the president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, governs thanks to the support of Vox, pursuing a political style that has been compared to that of Trump.
Despite the victory of the Spanish Socialist Party (PSC) candidate, Salvador Illa, there is little doubt that the new president of the generalitat will be Pere Aragonès, from the Catalan Republican Left (ERC). If so, this will be thanks to the votes of the JxCat and CUP (both independence parties with very different ideologies).
