The removal of Spains socialist party leader in a chaotic coup points to the wider problems facing social democratic parties. The price – as elsewhere in Europe – is conservative rule At the Pamplona bull run,once they unsnick the latch on the corral, no matter how smartly dressed you are, or how athletic,you are always going to discover like a frightened person running away from bulls.
So it is in Pamplona, so it was in Madrid on Saturday for deposed socialist leader Pedro Sánchez. He picked his moment carefully to assume on the raging bulls of his party oligarchy. But they still managed to trample him, and mercilessly.
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Source: theguardian.com