Spanish acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez during the investiture debate at the Spanish Parliament on Nov. 15, 2023 in Madrid, Spain.
The rise of far-right political groups is the "biggest concern" for Western democracies, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez told CNBC.
"I think that not only the [political] fragmentation, but the advance of the far-right, it is something … I would say [it is] the biggest concern for Western democracies," Sanchez said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
His comments come in a year set to bring voters to the polls in several countries worldwide, which will include European Parliament elections in June.
In France, Marine Le Pen's National Rally party has grown in popularity in the polls, while Geert Wilders' Freedom Party recorded a decisive victory in Netherlands' general elections in November.
Persons:
Pedro Sanchez, Pedro Sánchez, Sanchez, Geert Wilders
Organizations:
Spanish, CNBC, Economic, Freedom Party
Locations:
Madrid, Spain, Davos, Switzerland, France, Netherlands