Platform Support Zapatero was an organization created by several English artists during the 2008 general elections as an instrument for achieving the reelection of the Socialist candidate, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. Musicians and actors such as Joan Manuel Serrat, Miguel Bosé and Fran Perea, showed their support for the PSOE leader recording a video.
On the tape, a sign language interpreter in the presence of Zapatero at the request of the actress Concha Velasco, was an inverted vee with the index finger placed over one eye, to explain how to say the name of the chief Government in this language. During the two-week election campaign the organization performed various acts in parallel to the convoy of the Socialists in every city of Spain.
platform goals were clear. On the one hand, the artists wanted to commend the actions taken by the Government during the previous legislature, as matters relating to equality between men and women or the legalization of the union in marriage between same sex. However, another line of action was intended to denounce what, as a platform, raised the PP to its work in opposition. The world of culture represented in the organization believed that the Popular Party and the Episcopal Conference had spent the four-year mandate to carry out a disloyal opposition and not constructive. The qualifiers went further. Came to treat the 'popular' of "idiots" and the bishops of "stupid." However, this aspect was very controversial. The presenter Jesús Vázquez said that the platform had never insulted the voters of the Partido Popular.
reactions on the part of Zapatero's main rival in the election, Mariano Rajoy, and other members of his party, the PP did not wait. The discontent was evident in a clear, even, Rajoy, called members platform of "smeared" stating explicitly that support the socialist candidate responded to an interest continue to collect the digital canon. On the night of March 9, 2008, following the conclusion of the election, and after the virtual victory of Zapatero, the artists, including Frank Sinatra and Maria Barranco, participated in the celebrations socialist Ferraz street after following on PSOE headquarters of the vote counting process.
But an unexpected turn in the economic situation has meant that the artists of the 'eyebrow' begin to question their leader. The crisis has forced the government to tighten its belt and welfare cuts have been one of the first Zapatero measures to reduce the deficit. The film has not been left out of the 'snip'. The ministerial decree implementing the Law of Cinema, and has starred in many legal swings in recent months has continued to make war. The general direction of the Ministry of Culture Cinema will proceed with an amendment that will affect the current criteria in the face of subsidies from the state. In particular, films will now need a certificate to access cultural fit for public assistance. This means that certain products will cut aid to 50% . The maximum amount of general assistance, ie obtained in terms of box office (all English tapes from the state equal to 15% of its revenue), goes from 800,000 to 400,000 euros.
Rejection of this cut was part of the platform members to leave their ranks publicly. Actors Union earlier this year claimed to be sick of them hanging the nickname of the 'eyebrow'. The UAM is thus distinguished from the group of artists and personalities who sided with a political choice and decided to support José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero in the last election campaign. But when was the PSOE that used to own propaganda profit sector was not a single word against it.
The last 'betrayal' Rodriguez Zapatero by its allies come to the call for general strike on 29 September. The artists are no longer reflected in the Prime Minister left the real project they supported in their day. The shift to the right of its policies has also put on a war footing to show business against labor reform of the Executive. Writers, actors and various university groups proclaimed their adherence to the general strike, a demonstration sponsored by the Secretaries General of CCOO and UGT, Ignacio Fernandez Toxo and Candido Mendez. The event
support the general strike, were seen many familiar faces. Miguel Rios, Juan Diego, Pilar Bardem and Adriana Ozores, among others. Many of the faces also jumped on stage to celebrate Ferraz PSOE's electoral victory only two years ago. And is that the labor reform, they claim, will also affect the world of culture. However, do not seem to want to break completely with the president. The first thing they wanted to make clear was that his support for the strike is not against a party, but of governments. But to whom it was addressed, in particular, this protest? Is not going against the labor reform Zapatero Executive? What is clear is that it will be difficult for the group of artists and personalities world culture auparon Zapatero last elections to the presidential compound, 4 years, so again in the next elections in 2012.
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