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Partido por la Libertad (PxL; en, Party for Freedom) is a
far-right Far-right politics, also referred to as the extreme right or right-wing extremism, are political beliefs and actions further to the right of the left–right political spectrum than the standard political right, particularly in terms of being ...
political party active in
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, with the exception of
Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...
, where its represented by its sister-party PxC.


History

In 2012, Josep Anglada of PxC announced the launch of the ''Plataforma por la Libertad'' (PxL, en, Platform for Freedom), an expansion of the party into the rest of
Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...
. Anglada and the PxL have protested against the construction of
mosques A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, i ...
in Spain. Plataforma por la Libertad was refounded in 2013 as the Party for Freedom. PxL run in many municipalities in the local elections of 2015, gaining two town councillors (one in
Alfoz de Lloredo Alfoz de Lloredo is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. According to the 2007 census, the city has a population of 2.538 inhabitants. Its capital is Novales. Towns * La Busta * Cóbreces * Cigüenza *Novales ...
and another in
Valdeavero Valdeavero is a municipality of the Community of Madrid The Community of Madrid (; es, Comunidad de Madrid ) is one of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain. It is located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, and of the Central ...
).


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* Far-right political parties in Spain Political parties in Catalonia Right-wing populism in Spain Anti-Islam political parties in Europe 2013 establishments in Spain Anti-Islam sentiment in Spain Spanish nationalism Political parties established in 2013 Identitarian movement {{spain-party-stub