Nacho Alvarez is an economist in the Department of Applied Economics, University of Valladolid, Spain. He is also a member of the editorial board of Viento Sur. Contact: nacho.alvarez@eco.uva.es.
The first round of the local elections took place against a backdrop of widespread creeping fascism in France and comes after a brutal offensive by the far right, during which the traditional ‘Republican’ right has decisively broken from much of its historical framework and values.
