Spanish far-right Vox party banned from TV debate

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Spain’s election board has banned the far-right Vox party from participating in the only confirmed debate for the April 28 election.

The controversial, anti-immigration party achieved a surprise victory in recent regional elections.

Spain’s Atresmedia network chose it to join the four major national parties for a debate on April 23.

However, the electoral commission ruled that Vox’s inclusion would be a violation of electoral law.

The network said it would respect the ruling but stood by its decision to include Vox in the debate.

“Atresmedia maintains that a debate between five candidates is of the greatest journalistic value and most relevance for voters,” the network said in a statement after the ruling, foreign media reports.