Emiliano Garcia-Page: "Parties have to be stable and have to outlive their leaders"

He receives us in the lounge of the Casino in Torrejón del Rey, a municipality in the province of Guadalajara almost bordering Madrid. Do not think, despite the name, of an establishment where games of chance are practiced, money bets or shows are offered because here in the small room of this modest venue that barely fits 200 people, there is no entrance fee and the only representation that is offered is the one whose protagonist at noon is Emiliano García Page (Toledo, 1968). Electoral campaigns have this type of contrast: national leaders go live on the night news when the red light comes on and music plays, while for regional or local leaders there is no tune to warn them that in the next 20 seconds they have to post the message of the day. Some arrive almost flying to the stage and others stop on the street to chat about family, business or grandfather’s ailments with each attendee. And if it comes to it, they are even summoned for a game of mus with whoever dares.