Not so long ago, the liberal Ciudadanos was very close to holding the balance of power in Spain before it suddenly imploded at the last general elections with many wondering if the party would be able to survive. However, the party managed to keep its head above water and on Sunday, the party elected a female leader, practically the first woman in the country’s history to head a main political party. The 38-year-old Inés Arrimadas won an overwhelming 77 per cent of the vote in Ciudadanos’ internal poll but will now have to contend with the fragmentation of the Spanish right as she seeks to revive the party, which lost 47 of its 57 congressional seats in the last election, in November.
Arrimadas is a powerful speaker who trained as a lawyer and is expecting a baby towards the end of May, has a big past electoral success to her name.
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Spain’s first female party boss
Palma10/03/2020 11:30
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I believe the party will disappear after the next general elections. I wish her luck though.