Iglesias: the revolutionary who shook up Spain's politics


Pony-tailed former university professor Pablo Iglesias burst onto Spain's political scene seven years ago as the country was still grappling with the fallout from the global economic crisis. 


His party has come a long way from its beginnings in the anti-austerity "Indignados" protest movement that occupied squares across Spain, with his hard-left Podemos party entering parliament in 2015 and eventually becoming part of the government just over a year ago.


a group of people in front of a crowd: Podemos and Iglesias made a big political impact in 2015© PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU Podemos and Iglesias made a big political impact in 2015

But on Monday, the 42-year-old political scientist dropped a bombshell, saying he was resigning from government to run for election as Madrid's regional leader. 


The move comes with Podemos languishing in the polls, a far cry from its beginnings in January 2014 when Iglesias and colleagues from Madrid's Complutense University channelled the widespread anger over austerity and inequality into a potent political force.


In its first legislative elections in December 2015, the party came third, and did the same in June 2016, upending the traditional hegemony of the rightwing Popular Party and the Socialists.


In January last year, the party joined the Socialists in forming Spain's first coalition government since the end of Francisco Franco's dictatorship in 1975


And Iglesias, who wears open-necked shirts at official events and wears his long hair tied back in a bun or ponytale, was sworn in as a deputy prime minister. 


"In politics you must have courage, courage to understand when the time has come to make way for other leaders," he said in announcing his decision to resign on Monday. 


Over the past 14 months, Spain's leftwing coalition has been blighted by disagreements on issues ranging from migrants to ending the monarchy.


Torn between his role as both ally and rival of the Socialists, Iglesias can now "more comfortably keep one foot inside the government and one out, to dedicate himself to political criticism," said political analyst Pablo Simon.


- From protester to politician -


Bearded and with a solemn gaze that is regularly broken by a winning smile, Iglesias was raised in the working-class Madrid neighbourhood of Vallecas.


His mother was a labour lawyer and his father a work inspector who was jailed during Franco's dictatorship.


Immersed in politics from an early age, Iglesias was active in the Communist youth and anti-globalisation movements before the Indignados protest movement erupted in Spain in 2011 at the height of the economic crisis.


A brilliant orator and strategist, he has often railed on Twitter and in numerous television interviews against Spain's elite "caste" of mainstream politicians and bankers.


But his dominance over Podemos has not always sat well with other founders of the party, especially in terms of strategy, prompting high-level resignations that have weakened the formation.


In 2018, Iglesias -- who in the past has boasted about buying his clothes at a low-cost supermarket -- put his leadership of Podemos to a grassroots vote following an outcry over his purchase of a luxury home with a swimming pool and guest house in the mountains near Madrid. 


- Chavez adviser -


Iglesias once served as an advisor to the late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, and has been accused of using money from Caracas to fund his political ventures in Spain.


His vehement speeches have divided opinion, with some business leaders and the rightwing press seeing him as a dangerous populist.


But he also comes across as both funny and accessible, playing his guitar live on television, giving a presenter a ride on his red scooter or quoting from "The Simpsons".


A huge fan of "Game of Thrones", Iglesias defied protocol when he met Spain's King Felipe VI for the first time, handing the monarch a box set of the Emmy award-winning series.


With his partner, Equality Minister Irene Montero, he has three young children.


One of his teachers, Ramon Cotarelo, remembers him as a "caring" and "brilliant" student.


But former colleague Antonio Elorza disagreed. 


"You couldn't trust him. He would do whatever he pleased.. so as not to lose an ounce of power," he said.


伊格莱西亚斯(Iglesias):动摇西班牙政治的革命者

小马尾的前大学教授巴勃罗·伊格莱西亚斯(Pablo Iglesias)七年前进入西班牙的政治舞台,当时该国仍在努力应对全球经济危机的影响。 

他的政党在反紧缩的“印第安纳多斯”(Indignados)抗议运动中走了很长一段路,该运动占据了西班牙的各个广场,他的左倾的Podemos政党于2015年进入议会,并在一年多前成为政府的一部分。

一群人在人群面前:Podemos和Iglesias在2015年产生了重大的政治影响©PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU Podemos和Iglesias在2015年产生了重大政治影响

但周一,这位42岁的政治科学家发表了重磅炸弹,称他正在辞职以竞选马德里地区领导人。 

此举伴随着Podemos在民意测验中的衰落,与2014年1月开始时相去甚远,当时马德里Complutense大学的Iglesias和同事将对紧缩和不平等的广泛愤怒转嫁给了一支强大的政治力量。

在2015年12月的第一次立法选举中,该党名列第三,并在2016年6月进行了同样的选举,推翻了右翼大众党和社会党的传统霸权。

去年1月,该党与社会党一起成立了自1975年弗朗西斯科·佛朗哥(Francisco Franco)专政结束以来的西班牙首个联合政府。

伊格莱西亚斯宣誓就任副总理,他在正式活动中穿着开领衬衫,并留着发bun或扎成马尾辫的长发。 

他在周一宣布辞职的决定中说:“在政治上,你必须有勇气,有勇气去了解何时该为其他领导人腾出空间了。” 

在过去的14个月中,西班牙的左翼联盟因在从移民到结束君主制等问题上的分歧而受挫。

政治分析家巴勃罗·西蒙(Pablo Simon)说,伊格莱西亚斯既是盟友又是社会主义者的对手,他现在可以“更舒适地将一只脚伸进政府内部,另一只脚伸出来,以献身于政治批评,”他对此感到困惑。

-从抗议者到政客-

伊格莱西亚斯(Eglesias)留着胡须,凝视着庄严的目光,经常凝视着灿烂的笑容,在马德里工人阶级的瓦列卡斯(Vallecas)附近长大。

他的母亲是劳工律师,父亲是工作督察,在佛朗哥专政期间被判入狱。

伊格莱西亚斯(Iglesias)从小就沉迷于政治之中,在2011年经济危机最严重的西班牙爆发印第安纳多纳多(Indignados)抗议运动之前,他就积极参与共产主义青年活动和反全球化运动。

他是一位出色的演说家和战略家,经常在Twitter上以及在许多电视采访中批评西班牙主流政客和银行家的精英“种姓”。

但是,他在Podemos上的统治地位并不总是与该党的其他创始人相处得很好,尤其是在战略方面,促使高层辞职削弱了该党的形成。

2018年,伊格莱西亚斯(过去曾吹嘘要在一家低成本超市买衣服)自从对Podemos的领导层进行了草根投票后,对他购买带有游泳池和招待所的豪宅表示强烈抗议在马德里附近的山上。 

-查韦斯顾问-

伊格莱西亚斯曾担任委内瑞拉已故总统查韦斯(Hugo Chavez)的顾问,并被指控利用加拉加斯(Caracas)的资金为其在西班牙的政治事业提供资金。

他的激烈演讲引起了不同意见,一些商业领袖和右翼媒体将他视为危险的民粹主义者。

但是他也很有趣而且有趣,他在电视上现场弹吉他,让主持人骑着他的红色踏板车或引用“辛普森一家”。

伊格莱西亚斯是“权力游戏”的忠实拥护者,当他初次与西班牙国王费利佩六世见面时,他就违抗了协议,将君主的艾美奖获奖系列礼盒递给了君主。

与他的伴侣平等部长艾琳·蒙特罗(Erene Montero)一起,他育有三个孩子。

他的老师之一拉蒙·科塔雷洛(Ramon Cotarelo)记得他是个“关怀”和“精明”的学生。

但是前同事安东尼奥·埃罗扎不同意。 

他说:“你不能相信他。他会为所欲为。。。


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