Iustitia Europa, the magnet for abstainers luring them back to the polls
The 'biohealth' party attracting those who haven't voted since 2019: an alternative programme, war on Big Pharma and the shadow of Tezanos.
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The new temptation for abstainers is called Iustitia Europa
What does it take for someone who hasn't set foot in a polling station since 2019 to do so again in 2027? Judging by what's being traded in political gossip circles, the answer could be summed up in two words: Iustitia Europa. The party, which already won votes in the European elections and has been praised for its commitment to "biohealth", has caused a split among lifelong abstainers: some see it as the only way to fight Spain's 1978 regime; others see it as just another scam.
The party has posted its full programme on its website. There you'll find its proposals against the "Farmafia's abuses" and in favour of alternative medicine. Its supporters claim that only this party defends the people's health against commercial interests. Its critics can't help but scoff: "wow, they're shamans, didn't see that coming".
The ghost of Tezanos and the question of the leader's father
The big question doing the rounds now is whether Iustitia Europa will sneak into the CIS (Spain's official polling institute) barometers. "We'll have to keep an eye on what Tezanos projects", they warn, because a presence in official polls would change the rules of the game. Meanwhile, reports published by El Correo point to the family background of the party's top leader, including an alleged connection between his father and a Nancy's widow. It's a murky matter that is neither verified nor has gone unnoticed.
But scepticism still rules. The voter who regained faith in the European elections admits that "they haven't done anything to disappoint me", and yet he'll stay on the sofa. Only the fall of the R78 — that is, the institutional framework born in 1978 — would move the most radical abstainers. Until then, the party will have to make do with an electorate that, for the first time in years, has started talking about the ballot box again. Even if only to say it has no intention of setting foot in one.
What does it take for someone who hasn't set foot in a polling station since 2019 to do so again in 2027? Judging by what's being traded in political gossip circles, the answer could be summed up in two words: Iustitia Europa. The party, which already won votes in the European elections and has been praised for its commitment to "biohealth", has caused a split among lifelong abstainers: some see it as the only way to fight Spain's 1978 regime; others see it as just another scam.
The party has posted its full programme on its website. There you'll find its proposals against the "Farmafia's abuses" and in favour of alternative medicine. Its supporters claim that only this party defends the people's health against commercial interests. Its critics can't help but scoff: "wow, they're shamans, didn't see that coming".
The ghost of Tezanos and the question of the leader's father
The big question doing the rounds now is whether Iustitia Europa will sneak into the CIS (Spain's official polling institute) barometers. "We'll have to keep an eye on what Tezanos projects", they warn, because a presence in official polls would change the rules of the game. Meanwhile, reports published by El Correo point to the family background of the party's top leader, including an alleged connection between his father and a Nancy's widow. It's a murky matter that is neither verified nor has gone unnoticed.
But scepticism still rules. The voter who regained faith in the European elections admits that "they haven't done anything to disappoint me", and yet he'll stay on the sofa. Only the fall of the R78 — that is, the institutional framework born in 1978 — would move the most radical abstainers. Until then, the party will have to make do with an electorate that, for the first time in years, has started talking about the ballot box again. Even if only to say it has no intention of setting foot in one.
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