Left wing former judge Manuela Carmena is the new mayor of Madrid, ending 24 years of centre right rule.<br /><br /> “We are servants of the people of Madrid”, said Carmena. “We are here because they have chosen us to represent them. We cannot forget it.We are at their service. Therefore I would insist and remember that we want to listen as well as govern”.<br /><br /> Pablo Iglesias, the leader of the anti-austerity anti-corruption Podemos party was there to the witness the event. He can claim much of the credit for the changes taking place across the country.<br /><br /> The victory for the left wing citizens’ alliance in the Spanish capital is the fall out from the dismal ruling right-wing Partido Popular results in the local and regional elections last month.<br /><br /> Similar citizen-driven left-wing alliances are now also in power in Barcelona and Valencia.<br /><br /> What amounts to a political revolution in Spain can be traced back to the ‘indignados’ protests against austerity measures introduced by the PP Prime Minister
