Far-right party rakes in ballots on xenophobia platform

Alert DateMay 5, 2011 Country: Spain Address: Cataluña General Type: Racist discourse Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Political discourse -parties - orgs Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Political Discourse
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Campaigning on a hard line for immigration control, the far-right party Plataforma per Catalunya (PxC) quadrupled on Sunday its number of councilors in Barcelona. The controversial PxC also continued to cultivate its major strongholds, including in Vic, where Josep Anglada's party has become the second largest political force with six councilors.
"No one can stop us now," said Anglada after learning about Sunday's results. In neighboring Manlleu, PxC became the third largest force after it captured three seats on the council.

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