Editing Radical centrism (section)

=== Spain ===
[[File:Albert Rivera - 02.jpg|thumb|[[Albert Rivera]] speaking at a [[Citizens (Spanish political party)|Ciudadanos]] event in 2015]]
In Spain, [[Albert Rivera]] and his [[Citizens (Spanish political party)|Ciudadanos]] (Citizens) party have been described as radical centrist by ''[[Politico]]'',<ref name=Brown>Brown, Stephen; von der Burchard, Hans (14 June 2016). "[https://www.politico.eu/article/spains-sensible-citizen-plays-piggy-in-the-middle-catalan-independence-elections-corruption Albert Rivera, Spain's 'Radical Centrist']". ''[[Politico]]''. Retrieved 19 April 2018.</ref> as well as by Spanish-language commentators and news outlets.<ref>Spanish-language commentators and news outlets describing Rivera as radical centrist include:
* Author unidentified (10 June 2016). "[https://www.elespanol.com/espana/20160610/131566876_8.html Girauta Reivindica la 'Radicalidad Centrista' de Ciudadanos]". ''El Español''. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
* Cerqueiro, Pablo Mayo (19 December 2015). "[https://www.elespanol.com/elecciones/elecciones-generales/20151218/87741272_0.html Albert Rivera es Centrista Radical]". ''El Español''. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
* Oneto, José (29 November 2015). "[https://www.republica.com/viva-la-pepa/2015/11/29/los-sondeos-benefician-a-rivera-el-indignado-del-centro-derecha Viva la Pepa!]". ''Republica''. Retrieved 19 April 2018.</ref> Rivera himself has described his movement as radical centrist, saying, "We're the radical center. We can't beat them when it comes to populism. What Ciudadanos aspires to is radical, courageous changes backed by numbers, data, proposals, economists, technicians and capable people".<ref name=Brown /> Rivera has called for politics to transcend the old labels, saying, "We have to move away from the old left-right axis".<ref name=March>Author unidentified (10 February 2018). "[https://www.economist.com/news/europe/21736537-would-be-macron-makes-ground-spains-centrist-ciudadanos-are-march Spain's Centrist Ciudadanos Are On the March]". ''[[The Economist]]''. Article is entitled "On the March" in the Europe section of the print edition. Retrieved 19 April 2018.</ref> ''[[The Economist]]'' has likened Rivera and his party to [[Emmanuel Macron]] and his party [[La République En Marche!|En Marche!]] in France.<ref name=March /> Rivera's party has taken on the established parties of the left and right and has had some success, most notably in the [[Catalan regional election, 2017|2017 Catalan regional election]].<ref>Author unidentified (22 December 2017). "[https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2017/dec/21/catalonia-election-full-results Catalonia Election: Full Results]". ''[[The Guardian]]''. Retrieved 19 April 2018.</ref> In the subsequent years, though, Ciudadanos became almost irrelevant in Spanish politics, leading to Rivera's resignation as party leader.