"We Want Democracy": Podemos Leader Pablo Iglesias Aims to Challenge Spain's Elite Political Class
February 17, 2015
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as posted by the channelA highlight from Amy Goodman’s interview with Pablo Iglesias. Watch the full 20minute Democracy Now! interview here
While Syriza has taken power in Greece, the grassroots party Podemos is also quickly gaining popularity in Spain, Europe's fifth largest economy. On January 31, as many as 150,000 people rallied in Madrid to show support for the Podemos party, which translates into "We can." Podemos only became an official party last March, but a recent poll by El País found 28 percent of the population supports the party, enough to possibly win Spain's next general election. Last May, Podemos surprised many when it received 1.2 million votes and five seats in the European Parliament elections. The party grew out of the "indignados" movement that began occupying squares in Spain four years ago. The indignados rallied against austerity cuts, rising unemployment and Spain's political establishment. We are joined by Podemos Secretary General Pablo Iglesias, a 36-year-old political science professor and longtime activist who was elected to the European Parliament last year. If Podemos wins Spain's national elections later this year, he could become Spain's next prime minister.
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