Spanish Political News

[Gramsci]

My Spanish partner is happy the PSOE did well. Sadly her father a long standing PSOE member died recently so didn't live to see this.

This election shows how divided Spain is. My partner was telling me this wasn't just about economics. The right want to roll back on women's rights for example. Also limit welfare benefits to ordinary Spaniards.

The shadow of the civil war still holds for many Spaniards. Which side your family was on.

 

[planetgeli]

Vox got their 10%. I don't see the collapse of PP being any sort of balance to this.

Fuckers.

 

[JuanTwoThree]

Vox got their 10%. I don't see the collapse of PP being any sort of balance to this

The only comfort I can see is that the centre right, the right, and the far right have each shown their true colours. Let them fight amongst themselves.

 

[planetgeli]

My Spanish partner is happy the PSOE did well. Sadly her father a long standing PSOE member died recently so didn't live to see this.

This election shows how divided Spain is. My partner was telling me this wasn't just about economics. The right want to roll back on women's rights for example. Also limit welfare benefits to ordinary Spaniards.

The shadow of the civil war still holds for many Spaniards. Which side your family was on.

The rise of Vox has been directly linked with an infamous rape trial recently in Spain. The Guardian's take on it is here (below), and is not far wrong from what my Spanish relatives have told me. There has been a concomitant rise in feminism, which Vox seeks to crush.

The shocking rape trial that galvanised Spain’s feminists – and the far right

 

[Favelado]

I think Catalonia has been a bigger factor in getting voters out for Vox than anything else. Walk into any cutre bar in Madrid, and the bar-flies are on about it.

 

[planetgeli]

I think Catalonia has been a bigger factor in getting voters out for Vox than anything else. Walk into any cutre bar in Madrid, and the bar-flies are on about it.

Yes of course, Spanish nationalism dressed in fascist clothing is always going to find a threat in the separatist nationalism of others, that's a given. But it would be remiss to deny where and why the anti-feminism of the fascists has risen from.

 

[Favelado]

It's the same people. The same shits with their little Spanish-flag wristbands on. Pijo, barrio salamanca, shitcunts. Don't like these red trousers? Don't worry - I've another ten pairs, with an entire Smarties box array of pastel-coloured Ralph Lauren Polo jumpers to ties around my waist to go with them.

There's nowhere in the world like Spain you see. Italy? It's just pizza and pasta. Nada que ver tio.

 

[Gramsci]

The rise of Vox has been directly linked with an infamous rape trial recently in Spain. The Guardian's take on it is here (below), and is not far wrong from what my Spanish relatives have told me. There has been a concomitant rise in feminism, which Vox seeks to crush.

The shocking rape trial that galvanised Spain’s feminists – and the far right

Just showed that to my Spanish partner. Yes big issue in Spain.

And this happened last year. Remember my partner telling me about it.

If last year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) saw record numbers of Spanish women take the streets, this year’s confirmed the fact that feminism had reached critical mass. Police estimated 350,000 people rallied in Madrid, 200,000 in Barcelona, and 50,000 in Seville and Bilbao – the biggest turnouts among hundreds of others throughout the country.

So agree its one of the issues that divides Spain. My partner told me about the massive turnout for IWD.

Francoism never really went away. Vox are getting PP voters. These voters never really changed there views.

PP was the party for ex Franco supporters. Making it more respectable. Now some of these PP supporters have voted for Vox. Its not that the voters politics or views on womens rights have changed.

 

[Favelado]

80% of votes counted in Madrid local elections and Manuela looks like she's just going to lose.

The only politician I've ever had in charge of a place I've lived that I like, and she's going to be kicked out. She's managed to be genuinely left-wing, cut the city's debt in half and say stuff like "I just want to be everyone's Nan." and make it work. She has spent her life fighting on for the right causes and I'll be so gutted if she misses out.

Her party will get the most votes but the right look like they will win overall by one council seat to take control of the town hall.

They'll do this by forming a coalition with fucking VOX, who want me want to fucking vom.

Really sad that something so nice is going to come to an end. To be replaced by the C's cunts, the PP bigger cunts, and the unspeakables.


EL PAÍS

 

[JuanTwoThree]

Madrid has bucked a national trend, which is odd.

 

[Favelado]

Madrid has bucked a national trend, which is odd.

Más Madrid's vote has been strong (same as Ahora Madrid in 2015) and it does look like they're taking the regional govt. from PP - it's just Manuela not being our mayor that makes me feel sad.

 

[Favelado]

Now the regional govt. in the balance too. Fuck please no.

 

[Favelado]

Shit.

 

[Riklet]

Terrible news from Madrid. Madrid lost Carmena, Carmena didnt lose Madrid. She genuinely made it a much finer city while I was living there. And saved a heap of money. And at least made an effort to take the fight to the rich and powerful rather than sucking up to them.

Bah! The power of the right in comunidad de Madrid is depressing.

 

[gosub]

The Brief: Puigdemont refused EU accredidation, decision extended to all Spanish MEPs

 

[JuanTwoThree]

Spanish court lifts 'wolf pack' convictions from sexual abuse to rape

Still not enough

 

[Pickman's model]

Spanish court lifts 'wolf pack' convictions from sexual abuse to rape

Still not enough

It's a start

 

[tim]

Tim Sebastian on Deutsche Weile seriously pissing off the Spanish Foreign Minister,who keeps on threatening to flounce. A strange man who doesn't like difficult questions, a bit of a problem when you're the international voice of a mid-ranking European Power. Open the popcorn before you start watching.

How fair are the trials of Catalan pro-independence politicians? | DW | 28.03.2019

 

[JHE]

...the international voice of a mid-ranking European Power.

Soon to be promoted to the EU's top foreign policy official

 

[Idris2002]

What's the local take on this, Spanish-based people?

The Former Police Commissioner Rattling Spain’s Establishment

Is he going to bring down the Spanish establishment, or just cause them temporary embarassment before committing suicide with two rounds to the back of the head?

 

[redsquirrel]

Appalling sentences

The region’s former vice-president Oriol Junqueras was convicted of sedition and misuse of public funds by Spain’s supreme court, and sentenced to 13 years in prison. He was also banned from holding public office for 13 years.

The former Catalan foreign minister Raül Romeva was convicted of the same offence and sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment and handed a 12-year ban on holding office, as were the former regional government spokesman Jordi Turull and the former labour minister Dolors Bassa.

Wonder what that defender of democracy the EU is going to say.

 

[Smokeandsteam]

Appalling sentences
Wonder what that defender of democracy the EU is going to say.

I suspect the same as when the police were smashing Catalan's off their own streets. Nothing.

 

[Smokeandsteam]

In fact the EU do have a comment:

"A spokeswoman for the European commission said it had no comment to make on the decisions of national courts, but added the commission respected the decisions of the Spanish judiciary.

“Our position on this is well known and has not changed,” she said. “This is, and remains, an internal matter for Spain, which has to be dealt with in line with its constitutional order.”"

 

[butchersapron]

A joke of a high judiciary in Spain - the parties choose the people who go onto the General Council of the Judiciary which appoints all supreme court and high court judges - same for the Constitutional Court.

 

[planetgeli]

Plaza Catalunya.

Airport shut down for now. Some roads blocked.

 

[planetgeli]

No soy independentista pero tampoco soy gilipollas.

Prize money available if you can post a picture of a moving car in the centre of Barcelona right now.

 

[weltweit]

Pretty steep penalties. No wonder the Catalans are fuming.

 

[planetgeli]

I’m hearing some fairly serious disturbance at Terminal 1 El Prat. Police have fired tear gas, thousands involved in demonstration.

 

[sim667]

Scenes at Barcelona airport, can't say I'm surprised though, I was over in Catalonia at my folks over the summer, and the politicians who'd been arrested seemed to be being treated with the reverence of a Saint or a Martyr.

 

[Riklet]

General strike and protests converging on Barcelona on Friday. Id imagine there will be attempts to reoccupy the airport too.

Think it will kick off big time. I am surprised by the severity of the sentences, even though I shouldn't be.