Spain is facing a stark choice between the left and right blocs as it prepares for a snap general election on Sunday that could see the far right winning a place in government for the first time since the country returned to democracy after General Franco’s death almost 50 years ago.
The election, in which the opposition conservative People’s party is expected to finish first but fall short of an absolute majority, has been closely and bitterly fought. Although the PP is topping the polls and its leader, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, emerged as the surprise winner of a head-to-head debate last week with Spain’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, the PP’s campaign has had a poor final few days.
