More Madrid has accused Vox councilor Ignacio Ansaldo of “racist” and “xenophobic” behavior this Monday, demanding his resignation for comments made against the councilor of this group, Carolina Elías, during the Urban Planning Commission. , Environment and Mobility that the council celebrated. “I think this lady is from Salvador, I don’t know if she has the nationality but she lives in Spain and earns from the Spanish, so she should study a little history,” said the far-right mayor.
The episode took place when Ansaldo asked to speak “because of allusions” in the aforementioned commission despite the fact that, according to what Más Madrid says, “at no time has there been any allusion” towards him, and he has referred disparagingly to Elías because of her Salvadoran origin, questioning her legitimacy as a councilor. “Every time this lady speaks in a commission or in a plenary session, she calls us genocidal. I think this lady is from Salvador, I don’t know if she has the nationality but she lives in Spain and earns money from the Spaniards, so she should study a little history and stop instilling the black legend…” the far-right councilor criticized before The president of the commission, Jaime González Taboada (of the PP) cut him off and asked him not to continue making personal allusions about the councilor’s nationality and origin.
“This is – Más Madrid later stated – a new example of contempt from the right towards our neighbors of migrant origin and the Latin American community.” “Ansaldo’s words denote racism, classism and machismo due to their condescending and offensive tone,” adds Rita Maestre’s group, which regrets that the Vox councilor has had “the opportunity to recant and has not done so.”
Shortly after, Carolina Elías herself demanded the resignation of the Vox councilor. In statements sent by her group, which has supported her with its presence, she has “proudly defended her nationality” while reproaching the Vox councilor for having “despised” her. “He has questioned my legitimacy as a councilor of this City Council and has accused me of calling them genocidal, something I have never done.” “He has addressed me contemptuously like this lady, he has told me in a condescending manner that I should read history and that I am ungrateful to the Spaniards who pay me my salary as if I did not also pay taxes,” Elías continued.
“These behaviors do not represent the people of Madrid and should have no place in politics, and I already told you, they are not going to silence me, they are not going to silence us,” Elías stressed, demanding that Vox force Ansaldo to resign. .
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