Campaign with niqab to warn of the Islamisation of Madrid
The Workers' Front sparks controversy during the San Isidro festivities with an installation denouncing the loss of Madrid's traditions due to the advance of Islam.
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During the San Isidro celebrations in Madrid, The Frente Obrero party has installed life-size figures of a chulapa dressed in a niqab, holding a placard bearing the slogan «San Isidro 2050» in Spanish and Arabic.. A chulapa is a traditional figure in Madrid's popular culture, especially associated with the San Isidro festivities, the patron saint of Madrid. The term refers both to the typical women's costume and to the woman who wears it.
This action, which has taken place in emblematic spaces such as the Main Square, is part of’a campaign to warn about what they consider to be a growing Islamisation in Spain.
Chulapes with a hijab by 2050
David Rubio, the party's spokesperson, has said in a video shared on social media that if this cultural replacement is not stopped,«By 2050 we could see the chulapes wearing a hijab.«The situation he describes is that«We Madrileños see year after year how our traditions and festivals are replaced by foreign customs, all with the consent of those in power.«.
For his part, the party leader, Roberto Vaquero, has expressed his concern about the current situation, stating that, If the demographic trend continues, by 2055 they could become the majority and, by democratic means, accept living under Islamic law, turning us into second-class citizens..
What is the Workers' Front?
The Workers' Front is a radical left-wing political party that emerged in Spain in 2019, led by Roberto Vaquero. It is defined com a Marxist, patriotic and anti-globalisation, It has its origins in the communist collective «Reconstrucción Comunista». Despite its communist orientation, it distances itself from the institutional left such as Podemos or Izquierda Unida, which it accuses of betraying the working class.
One of the distinctive characteristics of the party is its Frontal rejection of mass immigration and imposed multiculturalism, which they consider harmful to working-class neighbourhoods. In this regard, they denounce what they call a “cultural substitution” and advocate the preservation of local traditions. Their political action It is based on street campaigns, a presence on social media and often controversial symbolic actions., One example is the one they carried out during the San Isidro festivities in Madrid or when they faced up to The demonstrations in favour of the hijab at the Madrid secondary schools that had banned it..
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