Spain's Election: Polarisation, Women's Rights, and the Potential for Major Change

Spain's upcoming election is expected to result in a coalition government that includes a hard-right nationalist party for the first time since the death of dictator Francisco Franco. The political climate in Spain has become increasingly polarized, with left-leaning Spaniards urging voters to "stop the fascists" while the right claims that the country will crumble under another term of the current centre-left prime minister. The election has sparked a heated identity debate, with divisions deepening along ideological lines. The rise of the hard-right Vox party has raised concerns about a return to neo-Francoism and the endangerment of liberal values.