Is Spain heading for a two-party system ?

Pedro Magalhães notes the absence of any consensus in Spanish politics. "Consensus is not a virtue in itself. But the absence of any basis for consensus between the two major Spanish parties on themes as crucial as defence, foreign policy, the struggle against terrorism, the power and competence of autonomous communities or the justice system, has to be disturbing. It is also true that nothing is certain and that political divides, even the deepest, can be reduced as well as reinforced by elections. Polls, however, are indicating no such tendency. If the PSOE wins, it will win by a very narrow margin, and thus the victory will not suffice to make the current leaders legitimate, while things won't be made any easier for the moderate right-wingers. A victory for the PP would be final proof for conservatives that confrontation and polarisation pay off."

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