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Iglesias, Pablo

Born Oct. 18, 1850, in El Ferrol; died Dec. 9, 1925, in Madrid. Figure in the Spanish workers’ movement. One of the first disseminators of Marxist ideas and initiators of the organized workers’ movement in Spain. Printing worker by trade.

In 1871, Iglesias was elected to the Council of the Spanish Federation, which held Marxist, anti-Bakuninist positions. He was one of the founders (1879) and most authoritative leaders of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party and the General Union of Workers (founded in 1888). He was chairman of these two organizations until the end of his life. During the crisis of the intense struggle between the reformist and revolutionary wings of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party, Iglesias took the side of the reformists. He opposed the party’s entrance into the Third, or Communist, International, thus bringing about a split in the party (1921).

J. GARCIA

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As mentioned above, this publication forms part of the analysis of the retweets issued by the leading presidential candidates during the electoral campaign for the Spanish general elections (Mariano Rajoy, Pedro Sanchez, Albert Rivera, and Pablo Iglesias), which took place from June 10th to June 24th in 2016.

Retweets by candidates as part of the political communication/Los retweets de los candidatos como parte de la comunicacion politica

MADRID, June 14 (KUNA) -- Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Wednesday survived a vote of no-confidence at parliament, that was called by far-left Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias. The no-confidence motion was rejected by 170 votes to 82, with 97 abstentions.

Spanish PM survives no-confidence vote

Podemos' head Pablo Iglesias, who has called for protesters to surround parliament for Saturday's vote, laid claim on Thursday to leading the opposition to Rajoy's incoming administration and denounced the Socialists as partners of the PP, which he brands as corrupt and committed to austerity.

Socialists to fight Rajoy's policies in new Spanish government

The alliance, headed by pony-tailed political science professor Pablo Iglesias, had hoped to overtake the Socialists and break the country's traditional two-party system.

New election fails to clarify Spain's political future

Its leader, Pablo Iglesias, however, is perceived as arrogant and short-tempered, and is unpopular even among his voters.

Fed up with politics, Spanish voters expected to skip election

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