Origins and Prospects of Left Movement in Spain

Currently, Europe is facing a crisis of left ideology rooted both in historical premises and decrease in the passionary and rhetoric characteristics of the leaders of left-wing organizations and arising from deteriorating morals. The Spanish left movement, emphasize a number of key factors shaping left political parties in Spain and in Europe as a whole. The article concludes that despite serious problems within the left movement, the demand for social justice remains high, which, in the long-term, shall lead to the rise of new non-mainstream politicians, as well as organizations that prioritizing struggle for the fundamental interests of modern European society. Special attention is paid to the analysis of the contradictions that have developed in the Spanish left movement. The identification of the key factors affecting the genesis of Spanish left-wing political forces allows not only to predict further political processes in Spain, but also provides insight into the actual state of the modern international social-democratic movement. According to the authors, it is possible to extrapolate the left tendencies that exist in Spanish society to the countries of Southern Europe and Latin America with a similar domestic political and economic situation, which can present not only theoretical, but also practical interest.