The right has achieved a spectacular victory in the Spanish regional and municipal elections. Is this breakthrough unique to Spain or is it part of a broader European phenomenon of right-wing?Dominique REYNIÉ: This is a fundamental trend.
In Europe, the communist left disappeared in the late 1980s. Only a pragmatic left, like the Socialist Party, can make a difference. The need to establish an innovative and competitive economy; demographic ageing and debt risk, which require a less expensive welfare state. The evolution of immigration, which calls for the reaffirmation of borders.