This Sunday, Spain’s People’s Party vowed to challenge the amnesty of Catalan independence activists and the socialist government until new elections, on a day when it brought tens of thousands of people into the streets in 52 cities.
“We will not remain silent. We will not remain silent until there are new elections and we can vote again, because what is being done is the opposite of what we voted for. Why are they afraid of the elections?”, said the leader of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, up to 80,000 people who gathered in the Puerta del Sol, in Madrid, and in the surrounding streets, according to official data from the authorities.
The demonstrations in 52 Spanish cities were called by the PP for this Sunday, a few days before the socialist Pedro Sánchez was reappointed in parliament as Prime Minister of Spain, with the support of nationalist and independence parties from Catalonia, Galicia and the Basque Country.
Among the PSOE’s agreements with Catalan formations is an amnesty for those involved in Catalonia’s bid for self-determination, which culminated in a unilateral declaration of independence in 2017 and is the main focus of protests from the right, bringing thousands of people onto the streets brought people every day in different cities.
The possibility of amnesty had been rejected until the July elections by Pedro Sánchez, who now justified it with the results of the parliamentary elections, in the name of ‘coexistence’ between all Spaniards and as a way to avoid a right-wing government in Spain . and far right.
“The Spaniards have the right to express their opinion with all the information,” said Alberto Núñez Feijóo, who also recalled that the PP was the party with the most votes in the July 23 elections, but that the Socialists were in power will remain because Sánchez “bought ‘with impunity’ the investiture of people who broke the law and want to dismantle Spain, in an attack and humiliation of the judiciary and the separation of powers.
“We defend the rule of law and democracy, and that is why we say no to amnesty, no to impunity,” the PP leader said.
For the PP, Pedro Sánchez’s personal ambition led the Socialist leader to conclude agreements with the independents and “increase the representation” of the separatist forces, which with 6% of the votes could “decide for 100% of Spain”.
“We have never seen anything like this in a Western democracy. Independence has less popular support than ever, but a shortcut has been found: Sánchez’s lack of scruples,” Feijóo defended.
The PP leader was cheered by the crowd gathered at the demonstration in Madrid and was received with shouts of “president”, after being introduced by the president of the Autonomous Region of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, as “the leader of the opposition in Spain”.
Isabel Díaz Ayuso, one of the most popular PP leaders, even opined, amid applause and shouts of support from the demonstrators, that Sánchez has a project of “totalitarianism” and “has decided that nothing and no one will take away his power” and the departure remains at the head of the government “at any cost”.
“Sánchez to prison”, “Sánchez delinquent”, “Spain will not surrender” or “Spain will not sell itself” were some of the most shouted statements from demonstrators in Madrid, in a protest dominated by Spanish flags, such as common during mobilizations. called for by the right-wing parties.
The far-right party Vox, the third largest force in the Spanish parliament, joined the protest and, unlike the PP, has expressed support for the daily rallies in several Spanish cities that took place on social media early in the morning. evening gathered in front of the PSOE headquarters.
In the case of Madrid, these gatherings have ended several times with riots and police charges, in addition to the presence of groups of people with flags, gun salutes and chants of fascists and the Spanish dictatorship of Francisco Franco.
Feijó wondered this Sunday and emphasized several times that the resistance must be “strong and peaceful”.
Source: DN
