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Today, Explained

Let's talk about that party in Spain

Today, Explained

Vox

Daily News, Politics, News

4.49.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2019

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Spain's far-right party just won more than 50 seats in its parliament, reminding some of the country's fascist past. Yes, the party is called "VOX". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Spane held elections last week, but unlike most elections, all the attention has been on

0:16.6

who came in third.

0:19.1

And the name of that third place party?

0:21.2

They're called Vox.

0:22.2

Oh, like Fox, like F-O-X.

0:24.5

No, like V-O-X, like us.

0:26.8

We have no affiliation.

0:27.8

I think it should be said.

0:28.8

They're colors are like green, ours are yellow.

0:31.0

Or in fact, when I tell my family members in Spain that I work for Vox, they always like

0:35.0

have to take a second until they remember that there's nothing to do with it.

0:37.8

Alex Ward, co-hosts this Vox's worldly podcast, but he's also a Spanish citizen.

0:43.6

So I asked him to explain why that Vox coming in third was such a big deal.

0:48.7

It's a big deal in the grander scheme of European politics because there is a far right

0:53.4

resurgence.

0:54.4

We've seen it in France.

0:55.4

We've seen it in Germany.

0:56.4

We've seen it all over the place.

0:57.8

And Spain was supposed to be the one place where there was a vaccination against this

1:02.3

populace far right rise.

1:04.1

And the reason was that Spain used to live under a far right dictatorship from 1939 to

1:09.7

1975.

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