Far-Right Vox Party Confronted as ’Racist’ During Bilbao Street Event

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Far-Right Vox Party Confronted as 'Racist' During Bilbao Street Event

A young man "of Moroccan appearance" described members of the far-right party Vox, including its spokesman in Congress, Iván Espinosa de los Monteros, as "racists." This happened during an information session organized by the party on a street in Bilbao.

"You are racists, there are plenty of you here," the young man told the Vox party members who were holding an information session on the street in Bilbao. Vox’s spokesman in Congress, Iván Espinosa de los Monteros, and the Basque MP for Vox, Amaia Martínez, were present at this meeting.

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"Don’t come looking for a fight," Espinosa de los Monteros reacted. The young man "of Moroccan appearance" was then removed from the site of the demonstration by a police officer. Later, the Vox leader referred to the incident with the young man who, according to him, was "very aggressive."