25 de junio de 2015

Bullfighting under threat from Spain's new Left-wing councils --


Telegraph.co.uk

Bullfighting under threat from Spain's new Left-wing councils

Joseba Asiron, Pamplona’s new mayor where Running of the Bulls takes place, raises prospect of a public consultation on bullfighting

A bullfighter performs with Miura's fighting bulls in Pamplona, Spain
A bullfighter performs with Miura's fighting bulls in Pamplona, Spain Photo: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images
The bullfighters of Spain may have finally met their match, as a tranche ofnewly elected Left-wing mayors eye the demise of one of the country's grandest, but most controversial, traditions.
A number of Spanish cities are now taking action to end the blood sport following last month's local elections which left a host of small Leftist parties wielding power across the country. In Alicante, the Left-wing coalition council has proposed a referendum on bullfighting, a Socialist-led alliance is mulling a ban in Palma, Majorca, while Madrid plans to cut public subsidies to the practice.
The world-famous Running of the Bulls in Pamplona is even under threat.

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