Isabel Franco Carmona
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Isabel Franco Carmona (born 27 November 1985)[1] is a Spanish Podemos politician. She was first elected to the Congress of Deputies in 2015, for Huelva and later for Seville.
Biography
[edit]Born in Seville, Franco has a degree in Labour Sciences from the University of Seville and a master's degree in Advanced Labour and Employment Studies from the Complutense University of Madrid.[2] As the expected candidate David Bravo was transferred to lead Podemos' list in Almería,[2] Franco led the party's campaign in Huelva, where she was the youngest candidate; on the subject of not being a resident of the province, she said "all of us who put ourselves forward [in Podemos primaries] for Andalusia are Andalusians".[2] She became the party's first congress member elected from the province, campaigning on the environmental issue of ending phosphogypsum extraction, and increased rail infrastructure.[3]
For the April 2019 elections, Franco was second on the Podemos list in her home province,[4] with the top two elected.[5]
In February 2021, Franco made a speech in Congress in which she accused the "Hispanic Monarchy" of invasion and genocide in the Reconquista. The historical accuracy of the speech was disputed,[6][7][8][9] and earned a response from the Junta of Andalusia's Cultural and Historic Heritage Advisor, Patricia del Pozo: "the history of Andalusia is a history of coexistence, rich from the passage of so many civilisations and the fruit of coexistence".[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Cardeno, José Antonio (15 December 2015). ""Creo en la gente y en ella se respira la remontada"" ["I believe in people and the comeback is breathing within them"]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Isabel Franco será la candidata de Podemos Huelva al Congreso de los Diputados" [Isabel Franco will be the candidate to the Congress of Deputies for Podemos Huelva] (in Spanish). Huelva 24. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Isabel Franco asegura que Huelva "se sentirá representada" por Podemos" [Isabel Franco assures that Huelva "will feel represented" by Podemos]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). 11 November 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ Pérez Marrodán, Deborah (27 March 2019). "Estas son las listas definitivas al Congreso y al Senado por Sevilla" [These are the final lists to Congress and the Senate for Seville] (in Spanish). Sevilla Actualidad. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "El PSOE es la fuerza más votada en Sevilla con cinco diputados" [The PSOE is the most voted party in Seville with five deputies] (in Spanish). Canal Sur. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ Alarcón, Pity (10 February 2021). "La historia contada por Podemos" [History as told by Podemos]. La Opinión de Murcia (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ Navarro Antolín, Carlos (5 February 2021). "La lengua como una aspirina efervescente" [The tongue as an effervescent aspirin] (in Spanish). Huelva Información. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ Sánchez, Vega S. (3 February 2021). "Isabel Franco (Podemos): "La monarquía hispánica provocó una enorme invasión y genocidio en Al-Ándalus"" [Isabel Franco (Podemos): "The Hispanic Monarchy provoked an enormous invasion and genocide in Al-Andalus"]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Una diputada aljarafeña revoluciona las redes con su defensa de Al-Ándalus que es criticada por el propio andalucismo" [A deputy from Aljarafe sent the web into a frenzy with her defence of Al-Andalus that is criticised by fellow Andalusian nationalists] (in Spanish). Aljarafe Digital. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "La Junta, tras tildar Podemos de "genocidio" la conquista de Al-Andalus: La historia de la región es de "convivencia"" [The Junta, after Podemos branded the conquest of Al-Andalus a "genocide": The history of the region is one of "coexistence"] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Politicians from Seville
- University of Seville alumni
- Complutense University of Madrid alumni
- Podemos (Spanish political party) politicians
- Members of the 11th Congress of Deputies (Spain)
- Members of the 12th Congress of Deputies (Spain)
- Members of the 13th Congress of Deputies (Spain)
- Members of the 14th Congress of Deputies (Spain)
- 21st-century Spanish women politicians