Emotions and the far right

Abstract

Spain is no longer the exception in Europe. VOX’s entry —first into the Andalusian party system and then into the Spanish one— marked the beginning of a new political stage. This article aims to move beyond a simplistic interpretation of the far right, in order to establish an emotional profile of VOX voters in comparison to voters of other political parties. It also seeks to shed light on the key issues in the emergence of this new party. The study uses Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) to build a structural model that describes and explains the impact of the elements that have shaped the political behaviour related to voting for VOX.