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New wave of Islamophobia in Catalonia: Far-right Catalan Alliance surges ahead of Spanish election
Anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim sentiment has overtaken the independence drive as Catalonia's dominant political force, with the far-right Catalan Alliance polling as the region's likely second-largest party by 2028. Muslim residents describe growing fear and racism, which they trace to the 2017 Barcelona attack. Spain heads to a snap general election in November as support rises for the conservative People's Party and far-right Vox.