SpainThe article discusses the rapid rise of Aliança Catalana (AC), an extreme-right, separatist, and Islamophobic political party in Catalonia, Spain. The author notes that AC has become the third most-voted party in Catalonia according to some polls, surpassing Junts and possibly even ERC. This growth is attributed to the impact of the 2017 terrorist attacks carried out by jihadists raised in Ripoll, which created a climate conducive to the spread of Islamophobia. The article references a novel published in 2021, set in 2025, which predicted this scenario, highlighting how the political landscape in Catalonia has shifted significantly since then. The leader of AC, Sílvia Orriols, is currently the mayor of Ripoll, and the party's ideology reflects broader trends in European far-right politics.
Bias read (Progressive): The article critiques the rise of an extreme-right, separatist, and Islamophobic party in Catalonia, using terms like 'extrema derecha', 'secesionista', and 'islamófobo' to describe Aliança Catalana. It frames the party’s emergence as a negative development influenced by traumatic events such as the
