With rise of Vox, Europe's populist wave reaches Spanish shores
Apr 29, 2019 4 minutes
Lola Enriquez, from the small district of Maracena in Granada, hasn't always been open about her support of Vox, Spain's ultranationalist party. When she first joined the movement in 2015, fears of being called a fascist in her home – an area she describes as a "red enclave" – pushed her to keep a low profile.
But no longer. Today Vox is set to enter parliament after winning over more than 10% of voters in Spain's general election on Sunday. It is the first far-right party to gain a foothold in the Spanish legislature in the country's democratic history – an achievement unthinkable just a few years ago.
While still on the fringe – the party placed fifth – it is an
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