Spain: Pandemic increases political polarization Moldes Anaya, Sergio Georgeou, Nichole Hawksley, Charles COVID-19 State Responses Spain Political polarization Assessment Spain is a constitutional monarchy with a national government and a king, however power largely rests with the 17 autonomous communities, each with executive and judicial powers, and their own parliaments, assembled from 50 provinces which also have their own devolved powers. This contribution briefly summarizes the central aspects of Spain’s response towards the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, examining the main measures proposed by the Government of Spain to mitigate the effects of the crisis. It highlights the increasing political polarization that has taken place within Spain as a result of COVID-19. España es una monarquía constitucional con un gobierno nacional y un rey, sin embargo, el poder recae en gran medida en las 17 comunidades autónomas, cada una con poderes ejecutivo y judicial, y sus propios parlamentos, reunidos en 50 provincias que también tienen sus propios poderes delegados. Esta contribución resume brevemente los aspectos centrales de la respuesta de España a la crisis pandémica del COVID-19, examinando las principales medidas propuestas por el Gobierno de España para paliar los efectos de la crisis. Destaca la creciente polarización política que se ha producido en España como consecuencia del COVID-19. 2021-04-09T09:54:56Z 2021-04-09T09:54:56Z 2020-06-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart Moldes-Anaya, Sergio. (2020). Spain: pandemic increases political polarization en Georgeou, N. y Hawksley, C. (eds.) State Responses to COVID-19: a global snapshot at 1 June 2020, HADRI/Western Sydney University, 112-113. http://hdl.handle.net/10481/67876 https://doi.org/10.26183/5ed5a2079cabd eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España Western Sydney University