Author: Canan Tercan

As the first quarter of the new century draws to a close, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has become a defining political figure in the country’s history. Sanchez, who rose to the leadership of Spain’s main opposition party, the center-left Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE), in 2014, has been known for his modern, diligent and progressive leadership style. As an economics professor, he has consistently championed economic growth, industrial development, international diplomacy, peace, equality and multiculturalism – a vision he defines as “progressivism.” However, he ascended to the Prime Ministry in 2018, following the fall of the center-right government due…