The internal power struggle within the Barcelona branch of the People's Party (PP), the main conflict for the Catalan branch, has taken a new turn. Despite the crusades waged by numerous party officials and members against the city's leader, Daniel Sirera, and the widespread negative sentiment against him within broad sectors of the party—in addition to his clash with the provincial leadership—an order has been issued by the national leadership on Génova Street to enforce Sirera's peace and quell any dissent, according to several sources. The party's general secretary and a close associate of Sirera, Miguel Tellado, has called for an end to the criticism in the face of a barrage of complaints, according to various sources. popular peace According to multiple sources, the message is "don't mess with him," "don't criticize anything," and "don't give your opinion" if it clashes with Sirera's line. Therefore, don't hinder his own style—critics see that "he doesn't consult anyone"—nor comment on disappointing polls or express indignation through internal channels. This message has reached the districts and the entire party to prevent internal dissent. In other words, the opposing movements that went "furthermore"With disgruntled leaders lamenting numerous actions by Sirera and pressuring the national leadership to dismiss him—questioning his "showy, publicity-driven approach based solely on videos" and the imposition of his surname in the PP's acronym—the situation has stalled with the granting of carte blanche. However, this hasn't been without unease. This was already evident on Friday with the announcement of the formation of an unprecedented local board in the city, with Sirera himself assuming the role of "president" in a position that has never existed and is not recognized by the statutes because Barcelona was originally organized into districts. All this to "strengthen" his position.

Far from where he wanted to be, half-hidden, and pressured to leave. This is how agitator Vito Quiles attempted to hold an event this Thursday at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), for which the school had warned him he was not authorized. The pro-Spanish group Se ha Acabado (It's Over), close to Vox, had announced an event at 12 noon in the Plaza Cívica—the epicenter of the campus—but for quite some time before, hundreds of anti-fascist protesters had filled the surrounding area to try to prevent the agitator from appearing. Likewise, a few dozen young people in favor of Quiles, with Spanish and Carlist flags, were positioned next to the Communications Library, a few meters from the large UAB plaza. However, Quiles did not appear where he had announced, but in the parking lot next to the rectorate, far from the plaza that is the epicenter of university activity.

Universities are once again the epicenter of far-right political experiments and conflagrations. The radical right goes back inside In the ideological war, classrooms are a key element. With the strategy of entering forcefully to wage their cultural battle, they are also disrupting classes and denouncing censorship. Thus, Students for Change (EPC) denounced last Friday: The University of Barcelona's veto of a talk on the Spanish empire of the Francoist historian Fernando Paz, who has flirted with neo-Nazi movements and who even Vox had to give up on his being the head of the list for Albacete in the 2019 state elections. A veto that was defended by the UB because Paz "defends values contrary to those of our university, and goes against gay rights." Now, this Thursday an S'A Acabat (S'H) event was held at Pompeu Fabra University with an ultra-right component, as Vox MP Alberto Tarradas spoke. Are universities responding in the same way to the events promoted by the far right?

The far right is experiencing a period of growth at all levels. This is evident in politics, with formations such as Vox or Aliança Catalana as examples in Catalonia and the State. Surveys indicate that young people are its main market niche and communication strategies are often aimed at attracting people in this age group. Now also in the university, with unions such as Estudiants pel Canvi (EPC), which has gone from one to five representatives on the faculty of the University of Barcelona.