On Sunday, tens of thousands of individuals took to the streets in Spain to voice their opposition to the plans of acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
The protests centered around Sanchez’s proposal to grant amnesty to Catalan separatists in exchange for their support for his reappointment.
The government recently finalized an agreement with the Catalan separatist party Junts on Thursday, which involves the passage of a controversial law offering amnesty to individuals convicted in connection with Catalonia’s 2017 attempt to break away from Spain.
This agreement stirred widespread concern, with Sanchez’s conservative adversaries accusing him of jeopardizing the rule of law for his personal political advantage, Reuters reported.
“We will continue to speak out until new elections are called,” declared Alberto Nunez Feijoo, leader of the People’s Party (PP), to an enthusiastic crowd gathered in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol square.
Authorities reported a turnout of 80,000 people in Madrid, while the PP, which had called for protests in cities across Spain, claimed the total was closer to one million.
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