The anti-immigration, anti-feminist Vox party has gained a foothold unseen since Franco’s death. Voters reveal what drove them to extremes…
Los Remedios doesn’t have the feel of a political frontline. Rowers glide along the green waters of the Guadalquivir, a huge Christmas tree sits beneath a warm December sky and the nearby churrería is already bedecked with artificial poinsettias.
Beneath the Spanish flags that stripe many balconies, residents and the odd labrador stroll down citrus-tree-lined boulevards, past designer shops and a tobacconist’s with bottles of Moët in its window.
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WNU Editor: I am familiar with this part of Spain, and I was surprised by this vote (I have friends who live in Marbella). To me this is just another sign on how European mainstream political parties have lost touch with a large part of the population who definitely feel sidelined and ignored.
