The party Somos Asturies is calling for clarification on possible links between the right-wing party Vox and the neo-Nazi group Núcleo Nacional in the northern Spanish region of Asturias. According to a report by elDiario.es on 13 November, it wants to know whether Vox still has members who belong to, sympathise with or support the group.
According to the newspaper, Vox denies that any relationship continues. However, party sources confirmed that several members of Núcleo Nacional had previously been ordinary members of Vox in Asturias. They were expelled in June 2026 after their membership of the group came to light. They had not held party positions.
Somos Asturies is part of the alliance Frente Amplio . The party describes Núcleo Nacional as a danger to society and calls for evidence that the organisations no longer have any links. It points to photographs showing members of the neo-Nazi group at events with Vox representatives. The political demand does not, in itself, establish that there is current organisational cooperation.
The background includes, among other things, investigations following an alleged attack on a protest camp for the right to housing in Oviedo early October. According to elDiario.es, four people were arrested and later released: three men and one woman. They were investigated on suspicion of disturbing public order and hate crimes. This does not amount to a conviction.
The organisation involved in the camp Asamblea Moza d'Asturies had linked two of those allegedly involved to Vox. Vox then told the Europa Press news agency in early October that the two had been made to leave the party in June because of their links to Núcleo Nacional. This statement concerns two people; it establishes neither that Vox was responsible for the incident nor that all four accused had previously been party members.
The call by Somos Asturies also comes amid ongoing investigations into Núcleo Nacional. On 6 November, police arrested 14 suspected members in an operation coordinated by a court in Gijón . Ten of them were released subject to conditions on 8 November, according to the public broadcaster. According to elDiario.es, the judge in charge has since also ordered the group’s activities to be suspended and its premises closed. This does not determine criminal guilt.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).