España 2000
Encyclopedia
España 2000 is a social patriot
political party
of Spain
. At present they are without parliamentary representation, but they have a growing presence in Valencia and a minor presence currently in Catalonia
, Granada, Navarra, Sevilla and Madrid
.
The French Front National assisted and supported the party at its national congress.
, Arbil, Democracia Nacional and the more moderate national Catholic Partido Demócrata Español. España 2000 advocates a mixture of socialism
and conservatism
centering around the defense of the traditional family
, tighter control of Spanish borders to prevent illegal immigration
, creation of a public banking system, more social spendings, better salaries and labor conditions for the working class, fight against economic and real state speculation, abolition of the D'Hondt method
and stablishment of a more democratic voting system, more investment in the police
and military
as well as in public educaction and protected housing, priority for native Spaniards
to gain access to jobs, and the immediate expulsion of illegal immigrants. They share values set forth by the Vatican
with most of the conservative parties in Latin Europe
, like Partido Popular
in Spain or Popolo della Libertà in Italy, although right-wing Catholic parties tend to distance themselves from them, given the relationship their leader has with the prostitution business.
The party defines itself as socially and democratically populist
.
and general secretary of the Asociación Nacional de Empresarios de Locales de Alterne (ANELA, Spain's largest pimp syndicate
) and Salvador Gamborino.
Roberto, who is also a self-described "enterpreneur", owns the security firm Levantina de Seguridad (the "de facto" security syndicate in Valencia) and the law firm Roberto & Salazar, having representation in Madrid
, Barcelona
, and Valencia with at least 30 lawyers in office. He also owns several gyms in Valencia
, Andalusia
and Catalonia
, among them Valencian Gym Levantina, which was investigated for some time in relation to illegal valetudo "championships", and military surplus
stores held responsible for furnishing a large part of the Madrid local police uniforms. One of Roberto's gyms, Chute Boxe, held valetudo courses for the police, funded with public money and organized by the Sindicato Independiente de Policía. José Luis Roberto was arrested, although never formally indicted, during the Spanish Transition, in connection to two terrorist actions against independentist
meetings held in Valencia. He has been consistently accused, albeit without proofs, of founding and partially funding marginal far-right groups such as Acción Radical Frente Antisistema. Permanently based in Valencia, he has published articles in local newspapers such as Las Provincias, Diario de Valencia and Levante, among them the infamous Yo también tengo libros nazis ("I also own Nazi books"). He has been constantly sued and criticized by anti-racist and anti-fascist organizations for engaging in hate speech
and Ms. Pena is racist, xenophobic and pro-Nazi apology, allowing open signs of bigotry from members and supporters in his party's meetings.
Two quotes by Roberto, perhaps indicative of his and the party's ideology, are the following:
Ernesto Milá
was recently appointed as the party's press secretary, and appeared in the election list for the 2008 General Election
, ostensibly an attempt to gain preponderance over other fascist groups in Spain by capitalizing on Milá's extensive history. Known for his past membership in the PENS
(Partido Español Nacional Socialista), Fuerza Nueva
and, later on, its splinter group, the Frente de Juventudes, Milá was one of the members of the fringe right-wing extremist groups (usually named incontrolados, "uncontrolled elements") who rallied against leftist or pro-democratic meetings during late Francoism, usually assuming the role of unofficial mob breakers and violent counter-rioters. Although the PENS
terrorist attacks on the Taller Picasso (1971), Catalan
libraries (such as the Cinc d'Oros, 1971), the Gran enciclopédia catalana (1974) and libraries and public centers in València
(1975), among others, were not prosecuted—mainly due to the fact that the Francoist police and the SECED itself, along with a former member of Franco
's bodyguard corps (Luis García Rodríguez, later founder of the neo-Nazi group Estado Nacional Europeo), provided active support for said actions. A thwarted attempt on the Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain) headquarters, however, resulted in a formal indictment and forced Milá to flee for France
, where he was investigated in connection with the Copernicus street synagogue
bombing in Paris
(1980), which claimed four lives. After a stay in Bolivia
, where he worked as an adviser for the short-lived Cocaine-coup dictatorship
along with infamous neo-fascists such as Stefano delle Chiaie
and war criminal Klaus Barbie
, he returned to Spain.
Widely considered the most intellectually ambitious and well-connected of all Spanish neo-fascists who have escaped successful legal prosecution, Milá is nowadays devoted to "cultural" dissertations in his blog
on Julius Evola
, theosophy
, Esoteric Nazism
, purportedly "mysterious" aspects of History (such Catharism, Freemasonry
and unknown or "intriguing" aspects of Barcelona
or Gaudí
's legacy) and other subjects, most notably surveillance
and security
. He also uses the blog to extend on his particular view of contemporary topics, such as immigration
, as well as to occasionally write film reviews.
He has also organized soccer matches under the slogan Los españoles primero ("Spaniards first"), alleging that Latino
bands were "de facto" owners of the soccer courts and held a veto over the admission of other players—not only was this latter extreme never confirmed, but it appears that the districts where said games were played have a reputation for being prone to rather low conflictivity.
Every 12 October they gather demonstrations in Valencia, starting in front of the statue of El Cid
and finishing in front of the statue of James I the Conqueror. The usual slogans uttered in these meetings are of the likes of "Moros no, España no es un zoo" or "España es una y no cincuenta y una". During the 2007 march, over a thousand were attending (2000 according to police sources) under the slogan En España los españoles primero: contra la inmigración ilegal y en defensa de nuestros derechos, burning pictures of the chairman of Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya
, Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira
, and of the Basque
lehendakari
, Juan José Ibarretxe
, as well as ETA
emblems, all the while decrying immigration
with phrases such as Menos pateras, que cierren las fronteras.
The party has also contested elections with minimal success. In the 2008 General Election for example the party polled 7,543 votes or 0.03% of the total. However in 2007 they gained their first elected representative when they won a council seat in Silla
, a town south of Valencia city
businesses, while pointing out the inconsistency in opposing illegal immigration while at the same time bringing women from Eastern Europe to work in his brothels.
Alianza Nacional, a self described National Socialist party, while sharing many of the beliefs and target population of España 2000, has asked their supporters not to collaborate with this party, as they look down on the relationships it has with prostitution.
Spanish Nazi skinheads usually joke about España 2000 calling them "Puteros 2000" (putero denoting someone who frequently solicits prostitutes' services) or "ANELA 2000" (a reference to Jose Luis Roberto's relationship with the national association of Spanish pimps, ANELA
).
Social Patriotism
Social Patriotism is an openly patriotic standpoint which combines patriotism with socialism. It was first identified at the outset of the First World War when a majority of Social Democrats opted to support the war efforts of their respective governments and abandoned socialist internationalism...
political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
of Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. At present they are without parliamentary representation, but they have a growing presence in Valencia and a minor presence currently in Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, Granada, Navarra, Sevilla and Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
.
The French Front National assisted and supported the party at its national congress.
Ideology
There are political parties with relatively similar ideology in Spain such as FE-La Falange, Fuerza NuevaFuerza Nueva
New Force was the name of a succession of far-right political parties in Spain founded by Blas Piñar, the son of one of the defenders of the Alcázar of Toledo and director of the Institute of Hispanic Culture during the Francoist period...
, Arbil, Democracia Nacional and the more moderate national Catholic Partido Demócrata Español. España 2000 advocates a mixture of socialism
Socialism
Socialism is an economic system characterized by social ownership of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy; or a political philosophy advocating such a system. "Social ownership" may refer to any one of, or a combination of, the following: cooperative enterprises,...
and conservatism
Conservatism
Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism...
centering around the defense of the traditional family
Family
In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...
, tighter control of Spanish borders to prevent illegal immigration
Illegal immigration
Illegal immigration is the migration into a nation in violation of the immigration laws of that jurisdiction. Illegal immigration raises many political, economical and social issues and has become a source of major controversy in developed countries and the more successful developing countries.In...
, creation of a public banking system, more social spendings, better salaries and labor conditions for the working class, fight against economic and real state speculation, abolition of the D'Hondt method
D'Hondt method
The d'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method described is named after Belgian mathematician Victor D'Hondt who described it in 1878...
and stablishment of a more democratic voting system, more investment in the police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
and military
Military
A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...
as well as in public educaction and protected housing, priority for native Spaniards
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
to gain access to jobs, and the immediate expulsion of illegal immigrants. They share values set forth by the Vatican
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
with most of the conservative parties in Latin Europe
Latin Europe
Latin Europe is a loose term for the region of Europe with an especially strong Latin cultural heritage inherited from the Roman Empire.-Application:...
, like Partido Popular
Partido Popular
Partido Popular may refer to:* People's Party * People's Party * The original name of the Popular Socialist Party...
in Spain or Popolo della Libertà in Italy, although right-wing Catholic parties tend to distance themselves from them, given the relationship their leader has with the prostitution business.
The party defines itself as socially and democratically populist
Populism
Populism can be defined as an ideology, political philosophy, or type of discourse. Generally, a common theme compares "the people" against "the elite", and urges social and political system changes. It can also be defined as a rhetorical style employed by members of various political or social...
.
Leaders and prominent members
Its leaders are José Luis Roberto (lawyerLawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
and general secretary of the Asociación Nacional de Empresarios de Locales de Alterne (ANELA, Spain's largest pimp syndicate
Prostitution in Spain
Prostitution in Spain is not addressed by any specific law, but a number of activities related to it such as pimping are illegal.- Legal status :...
) and Salvador Gamborino.
Roberto, who is also a self-described "enterpreneur", owns the security firm Levantina de Seguridad (the "de facto" security syndicate in Valencia) and the law firm Roberto & Salazar, having representation in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, and Valencia with at least 30 lawyers in office. He also owns several gyms in Valencia
Valencia (province)
Valencia or València is a province of Spain, in the central part of the Valencian Community.It is bordered by the provinces of Alicante, Albacete, Cuenca, Teruel, Castellón, and the Mediterranean Sea...
, Andalusia
Andalusia
Andalusia is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities of Spain. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a nationality of Spain. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and...
and Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, among them Valencian Gym Levantina, which was investigated for some time in relation to illegal valetudo "championships", and military surplus
Military surplus
Military surplus are goods, usually matériel, that are sold or otherwise disposed of when no longer needed by the military. Entrepreneurs often buy these goods and resell them at surplus stores. Military surplus rarely includes weapons or munitions, though they are occasionally found in such stores...
stores held responsible for furnishing a large part of the Madrid local police uniforms. One of Roberto's gyms, Chute Boxe, held valetudo courses for the police, funded with public money and organized by the Sindicato Independiente de Policía. José Luis Roberto was arrested, although never formally indicted, during the Spanish Transition, in connection to two terrorist actions against independentist
Catalan independentism
Catalan independentism is a political movement, derived from Catalan nationalism, which supports the independence of Catalonia or the so-called Catalan countries from Spain and France...
meetings held in Valencia. He has been consistently accused, albeit without proofs, of founding and partially funding marginal far-right groups such as Acción Radical Frente Antisistema. Permanently based in Valencia, he has published articles in local newspapers such as Las Provincias, Diario de Valencia and Levante, among them the infamous Yo también tengo libros nazis ("I also own Nazi books"). He has been constantly sued and criticized by anti-racist and anti-fascist organizations for engaging in hate speech
Hate speech
Hate speech is, outside the law, any communication that disparages a person or a group on the basis of some characteristic such as race, color, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, or other characteristic....
and Ms. Pena is racist, xenophobic and pro-Nazi apology, allowing open signs of bigotry from members and supporters in his party's meetings.
Two quotes by Roberto, perhaps indicative of his and the party's ideology, are the following:
- ¿Tu admitirías que tu mujer diese a luz si la hubiese violado un moro? Yo no. (...) Por eso España 2000 esta a favor de que se legisle el aborto en casos extraordinarios al igual que la Eutanasia. ("would you consent to your wife having her baby had she been raped by a MoorMoorsThe description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of the Maghreb region who are predominately of Berber and Arab descent. They came to conquer and rule the Iberian Peninsula for nearly 800 years. At that time they were Muslim, although earlier the people had followed...
? -in reference to the vox populi fact that moors are risponsible of most of rapings in Spain- I wouldn't. (...) That's why España 2000 is pro-choicePro-choiceSupport for the legalization of abortion is centered around the pro-choice movement, a sociopolitical movement supporting the ethical view that a woman should have the legal right to elective abortion, meaning the right to terminate her pregnancy....
under extraordinary circumstances, as it is in favor of euthanasiaEuthanasiaEuthanasia refers to the practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering....
). - La religión del Islam es un cáncer para la sociedad europea. ("IslamIslamIslam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
is a cancerCancerCancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
to European society").
Ernesto Milá
Ernesto Milá
Ernesto Milá Rodríguez is a Spanish neo-Nazi political activist and, according to some sources, CESID operative.- Early years :...
was recently appointed as the party's press secretary, and appeared in the election list for the 2008 General Election
Spanish general election, 2008
Legislative elections for the Spanish Cortes Generales were held on March 9, 2008. The elections were for 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies, and the 208 directly elected seats in the upper house, the Senate, determining the Prime Minister of Spain...
, ostensibly an attempt to gain preponderance over other fascist groups in Spain by capitalizing on Milá's extensive history. Known for his past membership in the PENS
Pens
Pens may refer to:* plural of pen, Fountain pens - writing instruments* Pens * a nickname for the Pittsburgh PenguinsPENS may refer to:* Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, commonly referred to as electroacupuncture...
(Partido Español Nacional Socialista), Fuerza Nueva
Fuerza Nueva
New Force was the name of a succession of far-right political parties in Spain founded by Blas Piñar, the son of one of the defenders of the Alcázar of Toledo and director of the Institute of Hispanic Culture during the Francoist period...
and, later on, its splinter group, the Frente de Juventudes, Milá was one of the members of the fringe right-wing extremist groups (usually named incontrolados, "uncontrolled elements") who rallied against leftist or pro-democratic meetings during late Francoism, usually assuming the role of unofficial mob breakers and violent counter-rioters. Although the PENS
Pens
Pens may refer to:* plural of pen, Fountain pens - writing instruments* Pens * a nickname for the Pittsburgh PenguinsPENS may refer to:* Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, commonly referred to as electroacupuncture...
terrorist attacks on the Taller Picasso (1971), Catalan
Catalan language
Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
libraries (such as the Cinc d'Oros, 1971), the Gran enciclopédia catalana (1974) and libraries and public centers in València
Valencia
-In Spain:* Valencia , Spain, capital of the Valencia Autonomous Community* Valencian Community, an autonomous community of Spain**Valencian people, an ethnic group or nationality whose homeland is the Valencian Community...
(1975), among others, were not prosecuted—mainly due to the fact that the Francoist police and the SECED itself, along with a former member of Franco
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was a Spanish general, dictator and head of state of Spain from October 1936 , and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November, 1975...
's bodyguard corps (Luis García Rodríguez, later founder of the neo-Nazi group Estado Nacional Europeo), provided active support for said actions. A thwarted attempt on the Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain) headquarters, however, resulted in a formal indictment and forced Milá to flee for France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, where he was investigated in connection with the Copernicus street synagogue
Synagogue
A synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer. This use of the Greek term synagogue originates in the Septuagint where it sometimes translates the Hebrew word for assembly, kahal...
bombing in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
(1980), which claimed four lives. After a stay in Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
, where he worked as an adviser for the short-lived Cocaine-coup dictatorship
Luis García Meza Tejada
Luis García Meza Tejada is a former Bolivian dictator. A native of La Paz, he was a career military officer who rose to the rank of general during the reign of dictator Hugo Banzer...
along with infamous neo-fascists such as Stefano delle Chiaie
Stefano Delle Chiaie
Stefano Delle Chiaie is a neofascist Italian activist . He went on to become a wanted man worldwide, suspect to be involved in Italy's strategy of tension, but was acquitted. He was a friend of Licio Gelli, grandmaster of P2 masonic lodge...
and war criminal Klaus Barbie
Klaus Barbie
Nikolaus 'Klaus' Barbie was an SS-Hauptsturmführer , Gestapo member and war criminal. He was known as the Butcher of Lyon.- Early life :...
, he returned to Spain.
Widely considered the most intellectually ambitious and well-connected of all Spanish neo-fascists who have escaped successful legal prosecution, Milá is nowadays devoted to "cultural" dissertations in his blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
on Julius Evola
Julius Evola
Barone Giulio Cesare Andrea Evola also known as Julius Evola, was an Italian philosopher and esotericist...
, theosophy
Theosophy
Theosophy, in its modern presentation, is a spiritual philosophy developed since the late 19th century. Its major themes were originally described mainly by Helena Blavatsky , co-founder of the Theosophical Society...
, Esoteric Nazism
Esoteric Nazism
The term Esoteric Nazism refers to semi-religious developments of Nazism in the post-World War II period. After 1945, esoteric elements of the Third Reich were developed into new völkisch religions of white identity. Examples of post-war Nazi mystical philosophies include Esoteric Hitlerism and...
, purportedly "mysterious" aspects of History (such Catharism, Freemasonry
Freemasonry
Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation that arose from obscure origins in the late 16th to early 17th century. Freemasonry now exists in various forms all over the world, with a membership estimated at around six million, including approximately 150,000 under the jurisdictions of the Grand Lodge...
and unknown or "intriguing" aspects of Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
or Gaudí
Antoni Gaudí
Antoni Gaudí i Cornet was a Spanish Catalan architect and figurehead of Catalan Modernism. Gaudí's works reflect his highly individual and distinctive style and are largely concentrated in the Catalan capital of Barcelona, notably his magnum opus, the Sagrada Família.Much of Gaudí's work was...
's legacy) and other subjects, most notably surveillance
Surveillance
Surveillance is the monitoring of the behavior, activities, or other changing information, usually of people. It is sometimes done in a surreptitious manner...
and security
Physical security
Physical security describes measures that are designed to deny access to unauthorized personnel from physically accessing a building, facility, resource, or stored information; and guidance on how to design structures to resist potentially hostile acts...
. He also uses the blog to extend on his particular view of contemporary topics, such as immigration
Immigration
Immigration is the act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence...
, as well as to occasionally write film reviews.
Public profile
The group organized demonstrations in districts of Valencia, such as Ruzafa or Belluters, with a considerable proportion of immigrant population. As said above, José Luis Roberto was accused by SOS Racismo and others of racism and hate speech, although the judge ruled out said accusations under the justification that the slurs and racist expressions uttered during the gatherings were "mere generic disqualifications".He has also organized soccer matches under the slogan Los españoles primero ("Spaniards first"), alleging that Latino
Latino
The demonyms Latino and Latina , are defined in English language dictionaries as:* "a person of Latin-American descent."* "A Latin American."* "A person of Hispanic, especially Latin-American, descent, often one living in the United States."...
bands were "de facto" owners of the soccer courts and held a veto over the admission of other players—not only was this latter extreme never confirmed, but it appears that the districts where said games were played have a reputation for being prone to rather low conflictivity.
Every 12 October they gather demonstrations in Valencia, starting in front of the statue of El Cid
El Cid
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar , known as El Cid Campeador , was a Castilian nobleman, military leader, and diplomat...
and finishing in front of the statue of James I the Conqueror. The usual slogans uttered in these meetings are of the likes of "Moros no, España no es un zoo" or "España es una y no cincuenta y una". During the 2007 march, over a thousand were attending (2000 according to police sources) under the slogan En España los españoles primero: contra la inmigración ilegal y en defensa de nuestros derechos, burning pictures of the chairman of Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya
Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya
The Republican Left of Catalonia is a left wing Catalan independentist political party in Spain. It is also the main sponsor of the independence movement from France and Spain in the territories known among Catalan nationalists as Països Catalans...
, Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira
Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira
Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira was the Vice-president of the Catalan Government from 2006 to 2010. From 1996 to 2008 he was the leader of ERC Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya ....
, and of the Basque
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....
lehendakari
Lehendakari
The President of the Basque Government , usually known in English as the Basque regional president, is the head of government of Basque Country. The president leads the executive branch of the regional government....
, Juan José Ibarretxe
Juan José Ibarretxe
Juan José Ibarretxe Markuartu is a Basque politician of Spain. A leading member of the Basque Nationalist Party , he was President of Spain's Basque Country autonomous community from January 2, 1999 to May 7, 2009....
, as well as ETA
ETA
ETA , an acronym for Euskadi Ta Askatasuna is an armed Basque nationalist and separatist organization. The group was founded in 1959 and has since evolved from a group promoting traditional Basque culture to a paramilitary group with the goal of gaining independence for the Greater Basque Country...
emblems, all the while decrying immigration
Immigration
Immigration is the act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence...
with phrases such as Menos pateras, que cierren las fronteras.
The party has also contested elections with minimal success. In the 2008 General Election for example the party polled 7,543 votes or 0.03% of the total. However in 2007 they gained their first elected representative when they won a council seat in Silla
Silla
Silla was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, and one of the longest sustained dynasties in...
, a town south of Valencia city
Controversy in extreme right wing circles
The main political target of España 2000 is the far right wing spectrum of the population, with emphasis on anti-immigration and anti-separatist politics. However, other extreme right wing parties have been critical of España 2000 mainly because of the ties of its leader with prostitutionProstitution
Prostitution is the act or practice of providing sexual services to another person in return for payment. The person who receives payment for sexual services is called a prostitute and the person who receives such services is known by a multitude of terms, including a "john". Prostitution is one of...
businesses, while pointing out the inconsistency in opposing illegal immigration while at the same time bringing women from Eastern Europe to work in his brothels.
Alianza Nacional, a self described National Socialist party, while sharing many of the beliefs and target population of España 2000, has asked their supporters not to collaborate with this party, as they look down on the relationships it has with prostitution.
Spanish Nazi skinheads usually joke about España 2000 calling them "Puteros 2000" (putero denoting someone who frequently solicits prostitutes' services) or "ANELA 2000" (a reference to Jose Luis Roberto's relationship with the national association of Spanish pimps, ANELA
Anela
Anela is a comune in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 140 km north of Cagliari and about 50 km southeast of Sassari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 764 and an area of 37.0 km².Anela borders the following municipalities: Bono,...
).