Signs of 15M. youtube. CC.The 15M politicized a generation and in many ways, broke the consensus which constituted the ground of the so-called ‘78 Regime that emerged from the transition to democracy.
It widened the frame of the discussion and forced the traditional parties and institutions to make concessions regarding internal democracy and transparency, while at the same time they were forced to transform their discourse.
However, the 15M also had an impact on the left. The traditional concepts of that political sector have been nuanced, and in today’s electoral campaign there are more appeals to the “people” or “those below”, for example, than appeals to the “working class”, and the remembrance of the 15M or the mareas is prioritized over the republican struggle, among other changes.
