Spain’s Establishment Hurt by Graft as Podemos Gathers Force
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Spanish voters embraced parties seeking to overturn the political establishment in local elections Sunday, signaling time may be up for the two-party system that has dominated the country for a generation.
The anti-austerity party Podemos claimed its biggest victory in Barcelona, where activist Ada Colau seized control of the city hall. Podemos and Ciudadanos, which proposes market-based solutions to Spain’s problems, made advances across the country that will give them a chance to shape policy for the first time.