Spain's latest political upstart rides high on message of moderation


  • World
  • Sunday, 19 Apr 2015

Cuidadanos party leader Albert Rivera gestures during an interview with Reuters in Barcelona, April 16, 2015. REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Albert Rivera, the 35-year-old leader of upstart political party Ciudadanos, has become Spain’s best-rated politician by cutting through his country’s increasingly volatile politics with a simple message: moderation.

Though it was founded nearly a decade ago, Ciudadanos("Citizens") has in recent months risen quickly to the top of opinion polls ahead of a general election that many see as Spain's most important in 30 years.

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