Empty promise: new political group speaks up for depopulated rural Spain

Support for Espana Vaciada in villages such as Milmarcos could threaten the old ruling duopoly

Judith Iturbe grimaces as she thinks about August and what it means for the residents and rhythms of Milmarcos.

At the height of summer, the population of this small and beautiful Spanish village, which sits close to Castilla-La Mancha's border with Aragon, rises from just 44 to about 1,000.