Now 'El Mundo' has become centrist.

Vox has come to the aid of Carlos Mazón and has made a pact with the Valencian president to approve his budget, which gives some political oxygen to that ineffable walking Dead. Among those raising eyebrows at the deal are, surprisingly, The WorldThe newspaper has been distancing itself from Vox for some time now, which is quite amusing, considering it's one of the media outlets that put the most effort into fostering the creation. Now, however, it's picking up the slack and has already published several front pages censuring Abascal and company's party. In an editorial published this Tuesday, they write: "The price of Mazón's political survival cannot mean the PP's renunciation of the humanist and reformist centrist values that form its backbone." And they scold him because the president has expressed "an adherence to Vox's discursive framework on everything related to immigration and green policies that can only invite distrust." In short, the newspaper finally discovers that Vox oozes xenophobia: the most sincere congratulations.

Since, in reality, the Vox-discursive framework they now lament has been firmly entrenched in the newspaper's pages in recent years, it's safe to assume that this sudden distancing isn't due to an attack of pity for migrants, but rather the Trump factor—that is, the Putin factor. The economic establishment, with great influence in the publishing company, as Pedro J. Ramírez was able to prove when he was ousted from the leadership position, is clear that the US alliance with Russia could be disastrous for Europe, so it doesn't want to feed its white-label ambassadors in Spain. In their case, it will be interesting to see how Vox emancipates itself from the media support it has enjoyed over the years. The monster has enough momentum to devour its creators. Even more so if Musk decides it's time to play the Spanish game.