Orriols and the Vox vote: the quote some read one way and others deny
Orriols is not standing and her electorate looks to Vox and Junts. According to several participants, Sílvia Orriols did not ask for votes for Vox. Not in those words, at least.
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Orriols is not standing and her electorate looks to Vox and Junts
According to several participants, Sílvia Orriols did not ask for votes for Vox. Not in those words, at least. What is circulating is a statement by the leader of Aliança Catalana in which, according to the most widespread reading in the thread, she states an arithmetic fact: she is not running in the general election, so her voters will do whatever they like with their ballot. Between that and a rallying cry there is a long way, and that is where almost all the noise comes from. The quote is being shared with a link to El Riu, repeated as if it were a rally speech and ends up working as a headline. Some read an explicit call to vote for Vox; others see a statement of the obvious about voter freedom. Both narratives circulate with equal confidence.
What exactly did Orriols say about voting for Vox?
The most nuanced reading holds that the independence leader merely pointed out that her electorate can vote for Vox, for Junts or for whoever they want. The reasoning has an internal logic: Aliança Catalana is not standing in the general election — pro-independence consistency, some quip — and anyone who voted for her in the regional election is left without a ballot of their own.
According to several participants, Sílvia Orriols did not ask for votes for Vox. Not in those words, at least. What is circulating is a statement by the leader of Aliança Catalana in which, according to the most widespread reading in the thread, she states an arithmetic fact: she is not running in the general election, so her voters will do whatever they like with their ballot. Between that and a rallying cry there is a long way, and that is where almost all the noise comes from. The quote is being shared with a link to El Riu, repeated as if it were a rally speech and ends up working as a headline. Some read an explicit call to vote for Vox; others see a statement of the obvious about voter freedom. Both narratives circulate with equal confidence.
What exactly did Orriols say about voting for Vox?
The most nuanced reading holds that the independence leader merely pointed out that her electorate can vote for Vox, for Junts or for whoever they want. The reasoning has an internal logic: Aliança Catalana is not standing in the general election — pro-independence consistency, some quip — and anyone who voted for her in the regional election is left without a ballot of their own.
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