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The Sánchez Government: Policies That Risk Killing Spain

September 22, 2025 By Opinion.org Leave a Comment

Pedro Sánchez has perfected the art of surviving in power, but at what cost to the country he governs? His defenders talk of growth, tourism revenues, and progressive reforms. His critics, however, see a government mortgaging Spain’s future—economically, socially, and geopolitically—while drowning in corruption scandals and trading principle for power. A sharp look at the record reveals troubling patterns that cannot be dismissed as partisan noise.

Immigration is the most immediate pressure point. Spain’s position as a gateway into Europe has turned into a flood of arrivals, especially through the Canary Islands and Mediterranean routes. Rather than controlling flows, Sánchez leans into humanitarian optics—welcoming, regularizing, subsidizing. The result is overstretched services, simmering resentment among citizens priced out of housing, and a perception that the government prioritizes outsiders over locals. Integration becomes nearly impossible at this pace, leaving ghettos and social friction in place of cohesion. Spain’s housing crisis was already acute; now it is combustible.

The government’s fiscal policy makes the picture worse. Debt has swollen to over 110% of GDP, yet Sánchez continues to spend as if European Central Bank largesse will last forever. Temporary EU funds mask the reality: structural deficits are not shrinking, and when Brussels reimposes stricter fiscal rules, Spain will face either austerity or confrontation. Buying short-term popularity with unsustainable commitments is not statesmanship; it is reckless populism that guarantees pain down the line.

Unemployment, especially among the young, remains Spain’s chronic wound. Official statistics tout progress, but much of it is cosmetic—temporary contracts reclassified as “permanent” without offering real security. Youth unemployment remains above 25% in some regions, condemning an entire generation to precarity or emigration. The combination of high housing costs, limited job prospects, and constant competition from new migrant labor creates a despair that no press conference can spin away.

Foreign policy under Sánchez is equally alarming. His government increasingly courts China, welcoming investment and signaling diplomatic alignment that cuts against the grain of Europe’s strategic posture. At a time when Beijing is exerting economic coercion worldwide, Sánchez seems determined to paint Spain as a willing junior partner. This may buy him short-term trade deals, but it risks alienating allies in Washington and Brussels, leaving Spain exposed as Europe hardens its stance against Chinese influence.

Overlaying all of this is corruption—chronic, corrosive, and now inseparable from the government’s brand. Contract scandals, influence-peddling, and the perception of amnesties as bargaining chips for coalition survival feed the sense of a political class rotting from within. Even if Sánchez avoids direct implication, his tolerance of shady allies signals that power matters more than principle. In politics, perception is reality, and here the perception is devastating: a government bartering away national unity, institutional credibility, and the rule of law to cling to office.

The verdict is unavoidable. Spain is not yet a failed state, but Sánchez’s government is pulling levers that weaken its long-term foundations: uncontrolled immigration, unsustainable debt, chronic unemployment, reckless foreign alignments, and institutional rot. “Killing Spain” may sound like hyperbole, but if these trajectories persist, the phrase could become prophecy.

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