Spanish town to ban LGBT flag after far-right Vox takes power

FILE PHOTO: A far-right Vox party sign hangs from the exterior of a building in central Madrid showing a hand dropping cards with symbols representing feminism, communism, the LGBTQ+ community, the squatters movement and the Catalan independence flag into a rubbish bin, in Madrid, Spain, May 20, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura/File Photo

MADRID (Reuters) - An eastern Spanish town of 6,000 residents will ban the rainbow-coloured flag representing the LGBT community from public buildings, after the far-right Vox party came to power there in recent local elections.

Vox won the most votes in Naquera, located some 30 km (19 miles) north of Valencia, but its leader Ivan Exposito had to secure a deal with the mainstream conservative People's Party (PP) to become mayor, as the party lacked an outright majority in the town assembly.