Vito Quiles, a Spanish far-right activist compares himself to Charlie Kirk. At a university in Málaga in October, things took a dark turn when some of his supporters waved pre-constitutional flags, associated with the Franco regime. A pre-constitutional Spanish flag, associated with the Franco regime. Photograph: Emilio Naranjo/Pool/GettyIn 2022 Sánchez’s government pushed through parliament a democratic memory law, declaring the Franco regime illegal and deeming the public defence of it a criminal offence. Photograph: Roger Viollet/Getty ImagesA woman holds the Spanish republican flag during a protest in Madrid against the impunity for the crimes committed during the Spanish dictatorship of Francisco Franco.
