Josep Anglada
Josep Anglada Rius | |
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| Member of the Vic City Council | |
| Assumed office 17 June 2023 | |
| In office June 2003 – 21 June 2019 | |
| President of Platform for Catalonia | |
| In office 27 October 2002 – 8 February 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Xavier Simó (acting) |
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| Born | 21 June 1959 Vic, Spain |
| Political party | Som Identitaris (since 2016) |
| Other political affiliations | Platform for Catalonia (2002–2014) National Front (1988–1992) New Force (until 1982)[1] |
Josep Anglada Rius (born 21 June 1959 in Vic) is a Spanish far-right politician from Catalonia.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] He began his political career in the Spanish nationalist, ultra-Catholic, Francoist-leaning party Fuerza Nueva, effectively assuming the role of Blas Piñar's foremost representative in Catalonia, and is the founder and long-standing president of the party Platform for Catalonia. He was leader of the party till 2014 when he was expelled for "management deficiency".[12]
In 2017 he was sentenced to 2 years of prison for threatening in Twitter an adolescent activist of Arran.[13] In 2018 he was found guilty on a charge for data disclosure and sentenced to 1 year of prison.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Josep Anglada, una vida accidentada, en imatges". Osona. 7 April 2014.
- ^ Josep Anglada, la sonrisa de la extrema derecha. Público, 14 January 2010.
- ^ ¿Podría ser la decisión en Vic una primera victoria de la extrema derecha? Archived 20 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Informativos Telecinco, 15 January 2010.
- ^ Josep Anglada, el ultraderechista que crece en Vic Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. El Plural, 24 January 2010.
- ^ Cónclave ultraderechista para lanzar la campaña del xenófobo Anglada. El Mundo, 13 March 2010.
- ^ La ultraderecha capitaliza el rechazo a una mezquita en Premà del Mar. ABC, 18 de mayo de 2002.
- ^ El ultraderechista Anglada propone prohibir el velo musulmán en Vic. El País, 24 de enero de 2007.
- ^ La extrema derecha busca un nuevo Sáenz de Ynestrillas para aglutinar el voto 'ultra'. El Confidencial, 3 June 2008.
- ^ El ultraderechista Partit per Catalunya decide presentarse a las elecciones al Parlament Archived 16 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine. La Vanguardia, 13 February 2010.
- ^ Plataforma per Catalunya invita a la ultraderecha flamenca y a la Liga Norte italiana en su congreso. Europapress, 14 January 2007.
- ^ La ultradreta se n’aprofita Archived 17 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Avui, 14 January 2010.
- ^ "Plataforma per Catalunya expulsa a Josep Anglada del partido". 31 March 2014.
- ^ "Dos años de cárcel para el ultra Josep Anglada por amenazar a un menor de Arran en Twitter". El País. 3 August 2017.
- ^ "La Audiencia de Barcelona condena a Josep Anglada a un año de cárcel por revelación de datos". El País. 8 February 2018.
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