WATCH: Spain's conservative Popular Party launches EU election agenda

Jaime Velazquez

May 21, 2024 at 6:17 AM

WATCH: Spain's conservative Popular Party launches EU election agenda

Spain's conservative, Christian-democratic Popular Party presented its electoral program in Madrid for the upcoming European elections, scheduled in June.

Their policy platform will target four areas spanning democracy, economy, social policies, and geopolitics.

But the opposition is framing this as a second round of Spain's general elections and a referendum on the government of socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

Watch the video in the player above to find out more.

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