From an"authentic PP" to a plain and simple extreme right. history, ideology and organisation of VOX

Abstract

This article proposes an analysis of the history, ideology, organisation and electoral results of Vox, that is considered the Spanish representative of the new European extreme right-wings parties. The first chapter reconstructs the history of Vox from the party’s origins to its consolidation in the Spanish political system. The second chapter focuses on the ideology of the party led by Santiago Abascal, highlighting both its theoretical references and its main programmatic proposals, which essentially focus on nationalism, nativism, authoritarianism, traditional values and neoliberal economic policies. The third chapter is devoted to the party’s organisation and leadership –highlighting the marked process of hyper-centralisation and lack of internal democracy– while the fourth and final chapter compiles the electoral results achieved by the extreme right party in the elections held between 2014 and 2023.