La semilla de Vox, ¿quién votó a la derecha radical populista en Castilla y León?

  1. Álvaro Sánchez García 1
  2. Imanol Negral 2
  1. 1 Universidad de Salamanca
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    Universidad de Salamanca

    Salamanca, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02f40zc51

  2. 2 Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
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    Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

    Lejona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/000xsnr85

Journal:
Revista SOCYL

ISSN: 2792-2294

Year of publication: 2022

Issue: 2

Pages: 17-37

Type: Article

DOI: 10.48225/SOCYL202202 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

This paper presents the results of a case study based on empirical evidence on political demand factors that allow us to analyze the political-electoral success of Vox in Castilla y León. We develop a multilevel logistic regression analysis using data from the CIS pre-electoral survey on the 2022 regional elections in the region. The results show that the characteristics of the Vox electorate in Castilla y León do not fully match those of Vox in the Spanish scenario, nor those of the European Populist Radical Right. Finally, we discovered that Vox's moment of political and electoral apogee is explained by the fact that the formation draws on a very transversal and volatile electorate. Vox has been able to attract voters with two specificities. First, unlike its European peers, it has managed to mobilize the region's economic elite. Second, it has attracted voters critical of the current situation in Castilla y León and disaffected withthe management of the Junta's goverment .

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