After 36 years of theoconservative National-Catholic Francoism, Spanish society as a whole has consistently shown a secular, left-leaning trend. Over a period of 40 years of liberal democracy, the social democratic Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) spent 21 years in office, although the conservative People's Party (PP) has since then steadily grown and has recently governed for eight years.
After three decades of right-wing National-Catholicism, Spanish society has consistently shown a secular, left-leaning orientation. Over a period of 40 years of liberal democracy, the socialist Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) was in power for 21 years, while the conservative People's Party (PP) has since then grown and recently governed for eight years.