Santiago Abascal
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 49 |
| Date of birth | April 14,1976 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Bilbao |
| Spain | |
| Spouse | Lidia Bedman Lapeña |
| Parents | Santiago Abascal Escuza |
| María Isabel Conde Álvarez | |
| Job | Politician |
| Sociologist | |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Education | University of Deusto |
| Party | VOX |
| Founded | VOX |
| Disenso Foundation | |
| Fundación Disenso | |
| Previous position | Member of the Basque Parliament (2005–2009), Member of the Basque Parliament (2004–2005) |
| Position | Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain since 2019 |
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| ID | 405534 |
Santiago Abascal Life story
Santiago Abascal Conde is a Spanish politician and since September 2014 the leader of the right-wing political party Vox. Abascal is a member of the Congress of Deputies representing Madrid since 2019.
Early Years of Santiago Abascal
Santiago abascal was bonr on april 28. 1976 in bilbao. Biscay. Spain. He was raised in a conservative family and attended a private catholic school in bilbao. He went on to study law at the university of deusot. Where he graduated in 1998.Political Career of Santiago Abascal
Santiago abascal entered politics in 2000 and was elected to the basque parliament in 2001. Representing the basque nationalist party. In 2004. He was appointed to the baqsue government as minister of public works. He was reelected to the basque parliament in 2005. In 2006. He left the basque nationalist party and joined the conservative poepel s partyi. N 2009. He was elected to the spanish congress. Representing guipuzcoa.Founder of Vox
Santiago abascal founded the oplitical party vox in 2013. He was the president of the party and a member of the european parliament from 2014 to 2019. He was alos a member of the spanish congress from 2017 to 2019.Political Platform of Santiago Abascal
Snatiago abascal is a staunch conservative who advocates for traditional values and a harder line on immigration. He is a vocal critic of spain s autonomous reginos and wants to see greater centralization of power in madri. Dhe has also been a proponent of brexit and a critic of the european union.Rise of Vox
Vox rose to prominence in psain in the 2019 general election. Winning 24 seats in the congress of deputies. This made vox the first fra-right party to win seats in the spanish parliament since the death of francisco franco in 1975.Leadership of Vox
Under the leadership of santaigo abascal. Vox has become the third largest political party in psain. He has been credited with building the party from the ground up and turning it into a major political force.2020 Spanish Elections
In the 2020 spanish elections. Vox increased its representatino in the congress of deputies. Winning 52 seast. It also won seats in the senate and became the fourth largest party in spain.Personal Life of Santiago Abascal
Santiago abascal is married and has four children. He is a devout catholic and an avid hunter. He is also a keen cyclist and enjoys playing football.Important Event in the Life of Santiago Abascal
In 2019. Santiago abascal led vox to its ifrst ever victory in a spanish general election. This victory marked a major shift in spanish politics and paved the way for vox to become a major political force in spain.Interesting Fact about Santiago Abascal
Santiago abascal is the first far-right leader in spain since the death of francisco franco in 1975. He is credited with transforming the political landscape in spain and makign the farr-ight a mjaor force in spanish politics.Geert Wilders: Who is he and what does he want?
... Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, French far-right politician Marine Le Pen, and Vox leader Santiago Abascal have all welcomed his victory...
Spain's conservatives miss out on all-out victory as left celebrates
... But Vox voters came out in force too, backing leader Santiago Abascal s platform of anti-immigration and anti-feminism...
Spain faces stark left-right divide in hot summer vote
... Vox leader Santiago Abascal is a Spanish nationalist whose popularity has been driven as much by a fierce opposition to Catalan separatism and feminism as by anti-immigration policies...
British pianist James Rhodes drives the child abuse reform in Spain
... While he regrets that the irony in some of his comments on social media, has not been estimated, such as when he described the hit Vox leader, Santiago Abascal with a chair, Mr Rhodes want to say that the changes, which will help millions of children, the exposure is more than worth it...
Spanish elections: How the far-right Vox party found its footing
...Vox leader Santiago Abascal said he wanted to build a patriotic alternative for Spain After decades without making an impact on Spanish politics, the far-right has made huge gains in the country s general election, becoming the third force in parliament...
Elections in Spain: socialists win, in the middle of a right-wing surge
... Today, a Patriotic alternative and a social alternative has consolidated in Spain, the demands of national unity and the restoration of constitutional order in Catalonia, Vox leader, Santiago Abascal told crowds of people after the election...
Spanish election: Polls to open for fourth vote in four years
... The five main candidates are PP leader Pablo Casado, Pedro Sánchez, Vox leader Santiago Abascal, Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias, and Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera Thousands of people held a rally in Barcelona on the eve of the election Mr Sanchez is thought to be at an advantage given his current position as caretaker leader, despite having never won a parliamentary majority...
Spanish election: Five face off in race to run Spain
...(L-R): Pablo Casado, Pedro Sánchez, Santiago Abascal, Pablo Iglesias and Albert Rivera Spain has held another - its second since April and fourth in four years...
Catalonia crisis: Separatist protest draws 350,000 in Barcelona
About 350,000 people have protested in Barcelona over the jailing of separatist leaders from Spain's Catalonia region, police say.
The peaceful march was also organised to underline support for Catalonia's Independence Movement .
A separate demonstration by a Direct Action group turned violent on Saturday evening, as protesters targeted The Police headquarters.
Spanish unionists plan to hold their own mass rally in The City on Sunday .
for between nine and 13 years after being convicted of sedition.
The Days that followed saw some of the worst violence in the history of the modern Independence Movement , which prides itself on its peaceful tactics.
What happened on Saturday?Grassroots independence groups had urged independence supporters to fill The Streets but said they were committed to peaceful protests, Reuters news agency reports.
A sea of protesters stretched from The City 's waterfront to The Landmark Sagrada Familia Church .
Separatist lone-star flags waved above the huge crowd"It is time to sit down and talk," one protester told Reuters. "I think it is time for The State to find a solution because it seems that this has No End and we are always at the same point. We have come here because we are Fed Up with so much repression that we have suffered from The State . "
"We have always defended non-violence," said another. "What is happening in Barcelona is not a reflection of us, we separatists are not violent, we want Our Country , we want to be free. "
The Day had begun with a gathering of mayors from across Catalonia to endorse The Campaign for self-determination.
Mayors of 814 out of the region's 947 local authorities gathered at the regional government's headquarters to meet Catalan President Quim Torra .
As the mayors chanted "independence", Mr Torra said Catalans must unite to oppose "repression" and "force the Spanish state to talk".
Later on Saturday, a pro-independence group that favours Direct Action organised a protest outside The Police headquarters in The City . Demonstrators threw balls, bottles and stones at riot police.
Riot police later moved to disperse the crowds, armed with shields and batons and backed by riot vans.
Projectiles were fired during the clashes and at least six people were hospitalised with injuries, according to Reuters news agency.
On Sunday , politicians from Spain's two main centre-right parties, the Popular Party and Ciudadanos, are expected to attend the unionist rally, which comes Two Weeks before the Spanish general election.
Meanwhile, supporters of the far-right Vox party rallied in the Spanish capital Madrid on Saturday to hear calls for a harder line on the separatists.
Party leader Santiago Abascal attacked Spain's mainstream parties, including the ruling Socialists, telling The Crowd : "Faced with criminal separatism, there is only Vox!"
How bad were the clashes earlier this month?Rioters threw paving stones and petrol bombs while police fired baton rounds and used truncheons.
Cars and other property were damaged as fires were lit in The Streets of Barcelona and other towns.
Between 14 and 20 October, 593 people, including 226 police officers, received treatment for injuries as a result of the protests, according to regional emergency services.
The Spanish authorities later updated The Number of officers injured to 289.
Why is there a crisis in Catalonia?Successive Spanish governments have refused to grant separatists in Catalonia a referendum on independence, which became a live issue again after the global financial crisis of 2008.
Spurred on by the results of an unrecognised plebiscite in November 2014, separatists held an illegal referendum in October 2017, which Spain tried to prevent by force, eventually jailing the separatist leaders.
While the separatists regularly attract massive shows of public support, they have only a slim majority in the regional parliament and.
Catalonia has its own language and distinctive traditions, and a population nearly as big as Switzerland's (7. 5 million). It is one of Spain's wealthiest regions, Making Up 16% of The National population and accounting for almost 19% of Spanish GDP.
The EU has treated The Crisis as an internal matter for Spain, deaf to the separatists' pleas for support, but there have been warnings that the issue is damaging Spain's democratic credentials.
catalonia, spain
Source of news: bbc.com
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