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Article: In Spain, signs that far right is on the rise; Last month, 700 fascists protested the removal of Madrid's last Franco statue.(WORLD)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- April 11, 2005
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Byline: Lisa Abend Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
MADRID -- Last month, when the Spanish government finally removed the one statue of Francisco Franco that remained in Madrid, some 700 people showed up. But they weren't there to cheer the fall of a tribute to the man who ruled Spain from 1939 to 1975. Facing a portrait of the dictator hastily hung from the empty pedestal in Saint John of the Cross Square, they stretched out their right arms, extending to the abandoned space the fascist salute - a vivid reminder that the extreme right in Spain is alive and well.
Although Spain lacks a national far-right political party like the French ...