(UTV|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.
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