The Guardian view on Podemos: desperately seeking lost momentum | Editorial

Ten years after the indignados took to the streets, the fortunes of their political heirs are flaggingSpain’s regional elections in May 2011 were a lively affair, to say the least. As post-crash austerity led to soaring unemployment and abject poverty for millions, the indignados movement was born, filling Madrid and other cities with protesters night after night. It was out of this ferment of discontent and anti-capitalist idealism that the Podemos party was born, quickly rivalling and br