Vox, Sumar and Podemos reject Morocco as a host for the 2030 World Cup

Vox, Sumar and Podemos unite in rejecting Morocco as host of 2030 World Cup

The three parties, situated at opposite ends of the political spectrum, have issued statements in the same week deploying similar arguments against Rabat's participation in the tournament, according to El Español and 20minutos.

The convergence cuts across the line separating government from opposition. Sumar and Podemos are partners in the governing coalition; Vox is the main opposition party. That both flanks should coincide in their distrust of Morocco reveals that the consensus on Rabat has fractured on both sides simultaneously.

Shared arguments from opposing flanks

According to El Español, Vox maintains that Morocco is not a reliable partner to organise the 2030 World Cup. Podemos, for its part, in remarks reported by 20minutos, is calling for Spain not to organise the championship alongside Morocco on the grounds that such participation undermines national sovereignty. Sumar has joined the same position, according to the press.

What is significant is not that the left criticises Morocco — a staple of its discourse. What is significant is that Vox, Sumar and Podemos have reached the same conclusion with almost identical arguments. In Spanish politics, such convergence between opposite extremes never happens. Until now.

Piece written and translated automatically from cross-checked sources in several countries.