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Sílvia Orriols’s Movement Used to Fight Fascism. Now Catalan Nationalism Fights Globalism.
Saturday, August 29, 2026
Sílvia Orriols leads Escaños en Blanco, a Catalan political movement. The organization previously focused on opposing fascism. Escaños en Blanco's stated platform now emphasizes opposition to what it describes as globalism. Orriols has served as a Catalan politician and holds positions within the movement's leadership.
