Electoral surge of far left likely to shake up Spanish politics


  • World
  • Thursday, 23 Jun 2016

Podemos (We Can) leader Pablo Iglesias, now running under the coalition Unidos Podemos (Together We Can), gestures during a campaign event ahead of Spain's general election in Vitoria, Spain, June 21, 2016. REUTERS/Vincent West

CORDOBA, Spain (Reuters) - The parched olive groves and tranquil towns of Spain's southern Cordoba province are an unlikely backdrop for a political upset that could reverberate across Europe.

Yet some locals like 57-year-old Lorenzo Molina, an unemployed librarian, hope they can help deliver just that in a fresh nationwide election on June 26 following an inconclusive December ballot.

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