Surviving But Not Thriving: VOX and Spain in Times of COVID-19

Abstract In this article, we triangulate qualitative data regarding the framing of pandemic and strategic decisions taken by Spain's new populist radical right-wing party, VOX, with a quantitative analysis aggregate polling individual-level survey responses to answer three questions: how has VOX framed politics pandemic? What actions in response COVID-19? Have events COVID-19 crisis affected VOX's electoral chances? We argue that focused on augmenting antagonistic relationship between itself political establishment, especially left-wing government. Strategically, sought leverage health engage legislative manoeuvres aiming, without success, position as primary party-in-waiting for voters. also demonstrate proven be resilient against potential decline was widely prophesied at beginning pandemic.