Vox (political party)
Vox (Spanish pronunciation: [boɣs]; Latin for 'voice'; often stylized in all caps) is a national conservative political party in Spain. Founded in 2013, it is currently led by party president Santiago Abascal, vice presidents Jorge Buxadé, Javier Ortega Smith, Reyes Romero, and secretary-general Ignacio Garriga. Vox identifies itself as right-wing but has been described as far-right by academics and journalists.
Vox | |
|---|---|
| President | Santiago Abascal |
| Secretary-General | Ignacio Garriga |
| Vice presidents | |
| Spokesman in Congress | Pepa Millán |
| Founded | 17 December 2013 |
| Split from | People's Party |
| Headquarters | C / Bambú 12 28036 Madrid |
| Membership (2021) | 63,468 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-right[A] |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| European affiliation | European Conservatives and Reformists Party |
| European Parliament group | European Conservatives and Reformists |
| Colours | Green |
| Congress of Deputies | 33 / 350 |
| Senate | 3 / 265 |
| European Parliament | 4 / 59 |
| Regional parliaments | 114 / 1,268 |
| Regional Governments | 5 / 19 |
| Mayors in Spain | 33 / 8,122 |
| Town councillors | 1,695 / 67,121 |
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
| www | |
^ A: Vox is often considered part of the radical right, a subset of the far-right that does not oppose democracy. | |
The party entered the Spanish parliament for the first time after winning seats in the April 2019 general election. Later that year, it received 3.6 million votes in the November 2019 general election, winning 52 seats and becoming the third-largest party in the Congress of Deputies. Its public support reached its peak within the next few years, according to the results of subsequent regional elections and opinion polling, but in the 2023 Spanish general election showed worse results: a loss of 19 seats in parliament (albeit whilst remaining the third-largest political party in Spain with roughly 3 million votes). In the European Parliament, Vox is part of the European Conservatives and Reformists Party with Brothers of Italy and Law and Justice; it declined to join the Identity and Democracy group (which includes such far-right parties as National Rally, League, and Alternative for Germany).