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- Catalan Alliance is surging in polls ahead of the November snap election.
- Leader Silvia Orriols, also Ripoll mayor, says the party opposes immigration and Islam.
- Polls project the party could win 25-28 seats with 16.7% of votes, rivaling Socialists.
- Catalonia hosts about 2.4 million Muslims, prompting leaders like Soukayna El Abdi to fear backlash.