The phrase became a rallying taunt in Spanish politics in 2023, during regional and general election campaigning. It is closely associated with Madrid president Isabel Díaz Ayuso and with criticism of prime minister Pedro Sánchez, whose opponents accused his Socialist Party of seeking support from EH Bildu. Txapote is the nickname of Francisco Javier García Gaztelu, a former ETA military chief. From television clips and street chants, the line spread across Spanish social media as a reusable political punchline.