In Spain’s ‘bastion of hate’, Vox supporters believe far-Right party will deliver an electoral shock

In Spain’s ‘bastion of hate’, Vox supporters believe far-Right party will deliver an electoral shock

Until very recently the small southern Spanish town of El Ejido was known – if it was known at all – for its veg production, growing a hefty share of Europe’s peppers, aubergines and courgettes under miles and miles of shimmering polythene.

But now, as one newspaper dubbed it last week ahead of Spain’s general election on Sunday, El Ejido is known as Spain’s ‘bastion of hate’, where nearly 30 per cent of voters have supported Vox, the surging new populist party of the Spanish Right.

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The slurs come as no surprise to Juan José Bonilla, Vox’s lead organiser in El Ejido, who only joined the fledgling party last November after years of loyally voting for the mainstream conservative Popular Party (PP)….

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