Steven Petrov
The Paw Print
100,000 Spaniards went out to support the leftist “Podemos” party
The leader of the Spanish far leftist party “Podemos,” Pablo Iglesias, stated that the “wind of change” has blown again over Europe and that “it is time for a change” in front of over 100,000 people at the “Puerta del Sol” square in Madrid. Supporters from all over the country had come to Madrid to join the party’s meeting. The radical left political party in Spain became more influential and found many new followers after the radical-left party “Syriza” won the elections in Greece last week. This showed those who are looking for a political change that it is possible.
The demonstration that took place on Saturday, January 31st in Madrid the leftist supporters had many Greek national flags in combination with their own party ones trying to show that they want a change too. The 100,000 people crowd was saying “Yes, we can” and “tick tock, tick tock” indirectly attacking the current political elite in Spain, suggesting that the time for political scandals and economic struggles in Spain is done. “Podemos,” just like its Greek counterpart “Syriza,” rejects everything about the current political and economical system of the country including the high-end “grey” financial circles, the strict financial and economic regulations, as well as the so called “cast” who sits at the top of the country and has been accused of corruption and greed multiple times over the years.
“Podemos” also believes that the “cast” itself is the major reason that led to the significant decline in the standard of living in the last two decades. Pablo Iglesias stands firmly against the continuing growth of his country’s national debt to the European Central Bank, International Monetary Fund as well as the European Commission and fully rejects these institutions in being Spain’s main creditors. The left party doesn’t suggest for the country’s debt to be forgotten but rather to be “restructured” and modified in a way that Spain can actually begin paying it off.
The party leader, Iglesias identified that the major issue in the current system is corruption, which had led to the diminish of the strong middle class and the widening of the gap between rich and poor, which in turn has weakened the economy. He also stated that this year will be the year of change and that his party will win against the conservatory National Party, changing and proving that Spain and Europe’s future doesn’t belong to the above mentioned international creditors and Mrs. Angela Merkel, who have “humiliated” everyone with their policy of cutting of social expenses, but rather belongs to the people.
During a meeting in Barcelona, the current Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoi, said he was strongly against the views and the methods of the newly formed and young leftist party. Rajoi identified them as a group of people whose only goal is to go around the country complaining how this or that is not good enough. Spain’s Prime Minister excluded any possibility that “Podemos” could win any of the upcoming elections this year.
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