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The latest PSC campaign announcement in Barcelona sparked protests from Castellers de Poble Sec, which demands its immediate withdrawal. The reason for the controversy is the appearance of the castles at one point in the video, in which different images of the Catalan capital follow each other in rapid succession before asking for a vote for the socialist candidate, Jaume Collboni.
In the image in question, in front of the Barcelona City Hall, and while the voice-over assures in Spanish “we always succeed again”, the moment comes when the enxaneta downloads the castle and not only the colors of the Castellers del Poble Sec are clearly recognized, but also their shield on the helmet of the enxaneta. “We asked remove this ad immediately who asks the Socialists and Jaume Collboni to vote. As a non-partisan entity, we do not support any political party,” inform the castellers through their official Twitter account. Curiously, the enxaneta wears a yellow scarf with the slogan Llibertad presos polÃticas.
The ad in Spanish and Catalan plays with various symbols of Barcelona, ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​In addition to scenes from mass demonstrations against the war in 2003 and iconic images of the city. The references to the 1992 Olympic Games are particularly recognizable. On various occasions he uses the barcelona is powerful of the song Peret and the friends forever. In fact, it ends with a Hellowith a clear echo of the opening ceremony of the 1992 Games, rather than hearing the candidate’s voice with “Goodbye again, Barcelona”.
The candidate shared the announcement this afternoon through his Twitter account, declaring: “it is very close to us. Barcelona will be socialist again very soon.”