Glossary · V
Vetoing the budget
Blocking the admission for processing or approval of the General State Budget by the opposition. A frequent cause of minority-government collapse and early dissolution of the Cortes.
Vice-presidency (Spanish government)
Second-tier role in the government. Since the first coalition cabinet (PSOE-UP, 2020) there have been three or four simultaneous vice-presidents, each with specific areas (economy, ecological transition, etc.).
Punishment vote
Electoral choice driven mainly by rejection of the incumbent rather than support for the recipient. It usually benefits the main opposition during periods of decline.
Voxization
Tendency attributed to the PP of adopting discursive frames and proposals close to Vox, partly out of need for regional pacts. A regular criticism of Feijóo's party from the centre and the left.
Electoral upset
Drastic change in the political composition after an election, usually with the fall of the incumbent. Examples: 1982 (PSOE landslide), 1996 (Aznar's win), 2011 (Rajoy absolute majority), 2015 (rise of Podemos and Cs).