Hundreds of people gathered starting at seven in the afternoon to protest against the acting President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, in front of the PSOE headquarters in Madrid.
The rally, called through social networks at number 70 Ferraz Street, was not communicated, according to sources from the Government Delegation to Gran Madrid. However, according to police sources, the National Police was aware of the call and carried out an important deployment with traffic cuts on Ferraz Street itself from its intersection with Luisa Fernanda Street.
The germ of the protest was found on Twitter, Telegram and other platforms by accounts related to Vox, as well as influencers defending conspiracy theories, who during the pandemic called to break confinement and encouraged not to get vaccinated.
Among the most prominent voices that have participated in the call for this illegal concentration is the vice president of Castilla y León, Juan García Gallardo, who called on his followers to go to the doors of Ferraz.
“Some people from Madrid tell me that he stayed a good afternoon to take a walk through Ferraz at 7:00 p.m. It would be a shame to be in Madrid and not go,” said the Vox leader on his Twitter account, accompanying his message from hashtag
“One boat, two boats, a socialist whoever doesn’t boat”, “He’s not a president, he’s a criminal”, “Puigdemont to prison” or unloving reminders towards Pedro Sánchez’s mother have been some of the chants sung by those there. concentrates.
Beyond some struggle between the protesters and the fences that protected the socialist headquarters, and some other identification by the agents, the protest passed without notable incidents, ignoring the traffic jams and cuts in the entire area around Ferraz and its surroundings. surroundings.
Despite the calm attitude of the uniformed men, their extensive display and attire, wearing complete intervention equipment including a helmet, has provoked the indignation of some attendees.
“It’s a shame, they are with helmets and machine guns in front of us to protect that one, there is no right,” protested an elegantly dressed and visibly indignant lady.
The little more than two hundred people who participated in the protest had a mainly young and male profile, who alternated the heart of the concentration with visits to nearby bars in search of beers and supplies.
Despite this, some of the most fervent chants and protests were carried out by retirees, some of them trying to convince the riot police to let them pass and stand in front of the Ferraz headquarters.
The different attitudes towards the riot police observed during the protest in turn provoked discussions among the protesters themselves. Some reproached the agents for their work: “You’ll think it’s nice, you’re going to look like the culprits of October 1,” while others reprimanded the attitude of the former.