But the new-kid-on-the-block here in Spain is a party called “Podemos” (“we can”). The party was only set up three months ago, but they came fourth, taking 8% of the vote.
They say they are not anti-Europe, but they are against the way the European Union has been run in recent years.
Their leader, university professor Pablo Iglesias, told me that he would fight to stop Spain being, in his words, a “German colony… and a country controlled by the Troika” – referring to the EU-IMF bailout officials.
He believes Spain needs to recapture some of its sovereignty, and that austerity has not helped reduce the record 26% rate of unemployment.
“I want to stop young Spaniards serving tapas and beers to the rich in northern Europe,” he said.