Spain debates the ban on the burka. The Popular Party and Vox are pushing legislative proposals. But the most significant signal has come from another place: Fèlix Larrosa, socialist mayor of Lleida, has taken the initiative to ban the full veil — burka and niqab — in
The art of electoral poster study —the descriptive interpretation of posters during elections— is revived every time the ballot boxes are dusted off, and in the case of the Andalusian elections on the upcoming May 17, it was no different. The parties running on 17-M launched the campaign last night, with a poster posting that is already as traditional as it is symbolic, and unveiled their slogans and composition.
The president of the Junta de Andalucía and PP-A candidate for re-election, Juanma Moreno, announced this Saturday that if he remains in office after the regional elections on May 17, he will launch the Activa 365 Plan against childhood sedentary behavior, which promotes physical activity among the youngest in contrast to the frequent use of tablets and other electronic devices currently.
Isabel Díaz Ayuso has claimed the Community of Madrid as a “trendy” region in Spain because it is a territory free of “nationalism and identity ideologies.” At the institutional event celebrating the Community of Madrid Day, the president spoke positively about Catalonia and pointed out that the Madrid region has become “the economic, political, and social engine” of Spain.
The acting President of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno Bonilla, set as a goal yesterday, taking advantage of Labor Day, for Andalucía to reach “the national average” in terms of unemployment in the next legislature.
“Just because it has never happened does not mean we are not prepared when it does.” The phrase, from a Vox spokesperson, does not refer to the prevention of a health or climate emergency, but to the possibility of a woman dressed in a burka or niqab entering public offices. Specifically, in the Diputación de Valencia, the latest institution to join, this very week, the several dozen town halls, half of the regional parliaments, and even the Congress itself, which have voted on initiatives promoted by the far right against the use of the full Islamic veil (burka or niqab) in public buildings. The texts – only half of which have succeeded – mostly urge the Government to legislate on the matter, as it is a state competence. But the left refuses to ban the veil, for reasons of religious freedom and because there are no burkas in Spain and the niqab is a minority.
“Besides the substance, the form must also be cared for.” The spokesperson of the PNV’s warning to Pedro Sánchez addressed the entire chamber this week. The president transformed, lowered his tone, thanked the constructive opposition of Basque nationalism, and moved on from the latest chapter
The President of the Government has demanded this afternoon the immediate release of the Palestinian-Spanish citizen Saif Abu Keshek, who was traveling with the flotilla towards the coast of Gaza and was intercepted by the Israeli army. Sánchez has considered that Keshek is a victim of kidnapping.
Alberto Núñez Feijóo has lashed out this May 1st against Pedro Sánchez’s Government, since, in his opinion, economic policy and corruption are discouraging work. “In Spain, it must be worthwhile to work and make an effort again,” states the manifesto published by the PP. Later, through social media, Feijóo himself has reproached the high taxes that workers are having to pay. “Working must serve to live, not just to pay,” he has pointed out.
Pedro Sánchez will not participate this Friday in the multiple demonstrations that, on the occasion of May Day, are held throughout Spain and in which a good part of the members of the Government and the PSOE will be deployed. But the head of the Executive has wanted to participate in this Labor Day with a video in which he claims that in Spain “there is more employment and rights than ever,” despite those who he has criticized for announcing the apocalypse for years, referring to the Popular Party and the far-right Vox.