Fed up with corruption and austerity, voters in Spain backed new
left-wing parties in May’s local elections, with control of cities such
as Madrid, Valencia and Alicante all changing hands. The result has been
not just a promise to clean up Spanish politics, but also the
biggest-ever threat to bullfighting across Spain.
In Alicante at
the weekend, a traditional August festival which for years has included a
bull run through parts of the city, was replaced by a cycling race.
The
town’s new government is debating whether it should hold a referendum
to abolish the spectacle altogether. In nearby Valencia, the new mayor,
Joan Ribó, has said that his administration will refuse to subsidise any
events in which bulls are killed.
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