From Madrid to MAGA: How Spain’s Vox forged a right-wing network with global reach

The Spanish party has forged strong links among far-right groups stretching from Buenos Aires to Washington — and is wielding growing influence in Brussels. By AITOR HERNÁNDEZ-MORALES in Madrid Photo-illustration by Ben Tallon for POLITICO With Hungary’s Viktor Orbán gone, Spain’s nationalist Vox party is set to play an increasingly central role as a bridge linking Europe’s far right to political allies worldwide — from South America to MAGA in Washington.

Unlike Orbán’s Fidesz or Marine Le Pen’s National Rally in France, which have spent decades shaping national and European politics, Vox is a relative newcomer, having only entered Spain’s parliament in 2019 . But it is a force on the march.

Pollsters expect Vox to double its parliamentary representation in Spain’s upcoming Nov. 29 election, potentially making it an indispensable partner in a coalition government led by conservative People’s Party chief Alberto Núñez Feijóo.