There is no calm on Spain’s streets even after Sánchez’s re-election. It’s the 14th night in a row that there have been some violent incidents. There are clashes with the police.
Even after the re-election of the socialist Pedro Sánchez as head of government of Spain, several thousand people demonstrated overnight in Madrid.
It was the 14th night in a row of sometimes violent demonstrations in front of the headquarters of Sánchez’s PSOE party against an amnesty for Catalan separatists. Sánchez had promised the amnesty to two Catalan parties in return for their votes in the parliamentary vote on his candidacy.
Participants in the rally waved Spanish flags, chanted “National Unity” and “Long Live Spain.” In addition, Sánchez was called all the usual swear words in Spanish. Masked participants, mostly young men, threw bottles, tennis balls, barriers, firecrackers and Bengal fire at the police, as was seen on television.
The police then broke up the rally. Seven people, including a police officer, were slightly injured, the Europa Press news agency reported, citing authorities. There were also seven arrests.
Spain’s conservatives and right-wing populists accuse Sánchez of wanting to establish a “dictatorship” and endangering democracy, the separation of powers and the unity of Spain. That’s why the Spaniards should demonstrate until there are new elections. Sánchez was elected on Thursday in the first round of voting with an absolute majority of the lower house deputies.
Source: Stern
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