“”Spain’s Trump”: We defend ourselves against the muslim invasion”
“Right-wing Vox a sensation in the Spanish policies”
“MADRID. He is the younger and more scenic.”
“Otherwise, there is much that unites Santiago Abascal, 43, the leader of the new right-wing party, Vox in Spain, with Donald Trump.”
“Both like to mock their political opponents from the pulpit. When the pictures of the party leaders of the left parties displayed on the large monitors, exclaimed the audience in a deafening buande. When the party Abascal says ”we have never låtsats we like them”, the buandet in an equally loud cheers.”
“Abascal talk about how he intends to fight for a united Spain to the last drop of blood, and claims that the Catalan självständighetledaren Carlos Puigdemont should be put in prison. “
“Then the audience starts chanting ”Puigdemont into the jail, Puigdemont into the jail”, just as Trump is successful get the crowd at their rallies shouting that Hillary Clinton should be behind bars.”
“Abascal has the same nationalist message as Trump. It is Spain first.”
“When we want to talk with the voters who come to the meeting it will be tvärnobben. The aisles up to the terraces is blocked. Vox press officer to justify it with that the followers who have been interviewed by the media, at other meetings felt that their statements distorted.”
“I will not be released either into the arena floor where the party members and campaign workers sitting on the placed chairs. Many wrapped up in Spanish flags. But a lady in the shiny black quilted jacket and green scarf around his neck comes up to kravallstaketet that divide us in order to ask if I was the one who filmed her in the past.”
“– I certainly don’t want to be manipulated, ” she says.”
“It takes a while to convince her that she must have mistaken me with someone else. Eventually she goes on to answer a few questions under the condition that she not be photographed and we only use her first name.”
“– For me is Spain’s unity is more important than everything else, ” says Chelo. I’ve been with Vox since its inception. The right wing in Spain has finally woken up. Many högerväljare have the latest elections, abstained from voting because they do not feel represented. These Vox caught up.”
“the Words clatter like a k-pist”
“On the large video screen behind the pulpit displayed the pictures from the tv-channel Sextas hearing of the left party. A new dissatisfied busvisslingskonsert erupts. Sextas is for Voxväljarna what CNN is for Trumpväljarna, a red line.”
“Abascal is perhaps not as entertaining as Trump but definitely charismatic. He switches all the time between talking pretty quietly and then work their way up to a crescendo where the words flowing out of his mouth like bullets out of a k-pist.”
“– We must defend our borders. We should send back the illegal migrants who are already here. We should make Spain great again.”
“the Audience cheers and starts chanting ”Viva Espana” with the same enthusiasm as Trumpanhängarna shout ”USA, USA” at his meetings.”
“Valmötet in Madrid is held in a former bullring in the traditional red suburb of Leganes. Neither is a coincidence. In order to grow must the Vox to make inroads into the working class. A part of the electorate that traditionally voted for the socialist party has already been attracted by the Vox right-wing populist message of sharply lower taxes and a stop to immigration.”
“Bullfights a loaded question.”
“You will still see clear traces of the tjurfäktningsåren in the arena La Cubierta. The big träportarna where the bulls were released are still there. Bullfighting is a very symbolically charged issue in Spain. The parties of the left want to ban the sport, while Vox and other conservative groups see the bullfight as a part of Spain’s traditions that must be preserved. In Kataloninen is already prohibited.”
“By holding the meeting here extends the party both out a hand to arbetarväljarna and select at the same time it is traditional Spanish values.”
“Tjurfäktningsbudskapet is reinforced by Abascal runs a sale around the arena when he arrives. It is called ”La vuelta al Ruedo” and usually being paid to the bullfighter who made a fine display. Now go Abascal around already before his speech and receives the crowd’s cheers. Casually dressed in denims, a white shirt, which is substantially open at the neck and on top of it a light green jacket of militärmodell.”
“Vox and Abascal, is a sensation on the Spanish partihimlen. The party formed just over five years ago, but brought forward to the beginning of the year languishing. Spain is one of a few countries in Europe where right-wing populist parties have found it difficult to gain a foothold.”
“But in January, Vox ten per cent in the regionvalen in Andalusia in southern Spain. Since then, the party has in short time established itself over the whole of Spain. In the polls they are now around 12% and can be the big surprise after the two leading parties, the conservative PP and the ruling party, the socialists.”
“Jorge Bustos is opinionschef at the daily newspaper El Mundo. His explanation as to why Spain had no right-wing, nationalist party until now spelled out to the former dictator Francisco Franco.”
“– This historical experience made it previously impossible to put forward such views. The voters who stood far to the right was absorbed in the past by the conservative PP. But now it has created a void at the far right that Vox is able to exploit.”
“Bustos pushes up the sleeves on his blue shirt and looks through the glass walls out towards the main office where the editors sit tight.”
“He blames the Vox emergence of two things: Catalonia and the socialistledaren and prime minister Pedro Sanchez.”
“Want to punish the catalans”
“– the Independence movement in Kataloninen became a catalyst for nationalism. Many see the separatism as an existential threat to Spain. The vote on the Vox to punish the catalans. Sanchez managed to become the prime minister only thanks to support from the Catalan separatistpartier in parliament. It’s got the Vox to really grow.”
“Abascal wants to launch itself as a completely new leader. Bustos recalls his background.”
“– the Truth is, he long was active in the PP. Now, he wishes to be referred to as Spain’s Trump. In fact, he has copied Trumps message and strategy. He attacks the media and political opponents. He only gives interviews to the media which is sympathetic to Vox.”
“Just like Donald Trump, social media is the major channel for the Vox. The party Abascal has 200 000 followers on both Instagram and Twitter.”
“He has got a bit of rockstjärnestatus. It becomes extra obvious when he’s on one of the city’s most luxurious hotels are to be with and talk about a biography about him. Written by an author who admires his ideas.”
“Sold out within 24 hours”
“the PR staff with long lists of invitees and the media who want to attend. Paparazzi occupying the lobby. The hotel’s large hall is filled to overflowing when Santiago Abascal enters through a side door and sits down in one of the armchairs on the stage. A violent singing backed up by a pattering of applause. He smiles and lifts one arm to the greeting.”
“Many in the audience forced to stand. Of the upholstery to judge belongs to the not Madrid’s least well-off. A hint that the Vox is not primarily pick up their voters from the arbetarleden but from the Spanish upper class and upper middle class. The first edition of the book sold out in 24 hours.”
“Abascal sitting relaxed in a blazer without a tie with one leg over the other and talking into a handheld microphone.”
” Spain is one of the greatest powers in the history of the world. We must not be ashamed of.”
“the Words are greeted by cheers and applådåskor.”
“Abascal has a certain physical resemblance to the Spanish landsslagspelare in football, Higuain. The same manicured beard and mustache but he devotes not one word to the football.”
“With calm and välmodulerad sue graze on one controversial issue after the other.”
“– Immigrants who come to Spain must respect our women, our way of life and our laws. We will defend ourselves against the muslim invasion. They can put us in prison but we will never stop protesting against islamisation.”
“He claims that Vox’s growth is the result of a ”national emergency” and accusing the ”proggarna” to destroy Spain.”
“– They are trying to portray patriotism as something ugly. We will defend freedom of expression against the left’s tyranny of political correctness.”
“the Future prime minister?”
“In quick succession he declares that the party is against the use of quotas to achieve gender equality, do not intend to allow homosexuals to marry or adopt and want to eliminate the law that gives individuals the right to look after their relatives who were killed during the Francodiktaturen and the civil war.”
“the Author who conducts the hearing wondering if the party leader sees himself as a future prime minister. Abascal, respond with a little false modesty but the venue absolutely explodes out of love.”
“– Abascal prime minister, chanting mass accompanied.”
“the party Leader smiles introverted. Just like Trump.”
