Spain has become the ‘jewel in the crown’ for the European partners of PSOE and PP. Retaining the government of the fourth largest economy in the EU is one of the priorities of the European Socialist Party, of which Pedro Sánchez was the main reference until the German Olaf Scholz managed to wrest power from the conservatives with the march of Angela Merkel after 16 years ahead. Elevating Alberto Núñez Feijóo is, likewise, one of the obsessions of the European People’s Party (EPP), which has been gradually losing representatives in the Council of the EU. Although the conservatives have recently won in Finland, they are at stake in the elections in Greece, and they have high expectations in Madrid.