
Ponytailed Podemos founder, university lecturer.
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Iglesias was a co-founder of Podemos, a left-wing political party born from the 15-M anti-austerity movement. The party quickly gained support, winning 5 seats in the European Parliament in 2014.
Iglesias was elected as a Member of the European Parliament, representing Podemos. This gave him a platform to promote his anti-austerity message across Europe.
Iglesias was appointed Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Social Rights in the coalition government led by Pedro S
Iglesias resigned as Second Deputy Prime Minister and left active politics after a poor showing in the Madrid regional elections. He returned to academia.
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