The former leader of Spain’s Popular Party in the Catalan region has been hospitalised after being shot in the face in Madrid on Thursday.
Police said 78-year-old Alejandro Vidal-Quadras was shot in the face on a central street at around 13:30 local time, and was conscious when he was taken to hospital.
Vidal Cuadras was a long-time member of Spain’s conservative Popular Party, its regional leader in Catalonia and a member of the European Parliament before breaking away to help found the far-right Vox party.
He left Vox shortly after a failed attempt to win a seat in the European Parliament in 2014.
Police are investigating the shooting.
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