Spain’s decentralised political system gives regional governments significant powers and Madrid is the focus of the country’s political and administrative power. xThe right-wing Popular Party (PP) has governed the region since 1995. The mounting toll prompted Madrid’s regional government to turn an ice rink into a makeshift morgue and an exhibition centre into a field hospital. If elected, he has vowed to fight racism in Madrid, a region where foreigners account for around 15 percent of the population. “I know exactly what it brings and what it brings is poverty,” she said in a recent interview.

Source: The Guardian May 02, 2021 12:33 UTC