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Political career. Abascal giving a speech in 2018 in Vistalegre. Abascal became a member of the People's Party when he was 18, in 1994. [7][8] He was city councillor of Llodio for two terms (1999–2007). [9] . He served in the Basque Parliament from January 2004 to February 2005 representing Álava. [10] .
Jul 17, 2023 · A sociology graduate from Spain’s northern Basque Country, Abascal joined the PP at 18, was elected as a councillor at 23 and became a PP lawmaker in the Basque parliament. He fell out with the...
Jul 22, 2023 · Santiago Abascal, leader of Spain’s hard-right Vox party, repeated one question to his rivals with acerbic intensity. “What is a woman?” he asked in a pre-election debate.
Aug 24, 2017 · Abascal ruled as a virtual military dictator, confirming Liberals’ protests against him and establishing a model for future military caudillos. Keywords: José Fernando de Abascal, Royal Army of Alto Peru, military despotism, insurgencies, José Manuel de Goyeneche, Mateo Pumacahua, caudillos, rebellions, conspiracies.
Jul 16, 2023 · Born in Bilbao and raised in Amurrio, a village in the Basque Country where his grandfather was mayor during the Franco dictatorship, Abascal has said his father -- a local PP councillor --...
Nov 11, 2019 · Sporting an impeccably-trimmed beard and with a piercing stare, Abascal has become the poster boy for the resurgent far right which in the past year has made significant political inroads...
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Jul 20, 2023 · Presenting himself as a knight trying to defend Spain, Santiago Abascal has turned far-right Vox into a powerful force and indispensable ally of the right with whom he hopes to govern after a snap general election on July 23rd.