Hundreds of people, in the absence of knowing official data, have gathered for the twelfth day on Ferraz Street, where the national headquarters of the PSOE is located, in a new day of protests against Pedro Sánchez’s pacts with the independentists and the amnesty law , already registered in the Congress of Deputies and on the eve of the investiture debate of the socialist candidate begins. Among the protesters, an image that had not been seen until now: a group carrying numerous inflatable dolls.
Once again, and under a strong police operation that has been maintained in the previous nights, the protesters, also supported by Vox on social networks, have shouted against the acting president of the Government and against the “coup d’état” that he is perpetrating . ‘Pedro Sánchez son of a bitch’; ‘He is not a president, he is a criminal’ or ‘For seven votes you sell your mother’ have been launched by those present between whistles.
There has also been no shortage of chants against the former Catalan president and Junts MEP, Carles Puigdemont, who is demanded to pay for his “crimes” and go to “prison” with the chant ‘Puigdemont, thief, go back to the trunk’; against the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska and even against the National Police, whom they call “subnormal” and “without balls.”
The attendees chanted ‘No to the amnesty and not in my name’ carrying Spanish flags and banners that read: ‘Traitor. Remember that Judas hanged himself, take note’, with a Pedro Sánchez face.
To protect the socialists’ headquarters, the Police have cordoned off the surrounding streets although at 7:30 p.m. there was still access to traffic in Marqués de Urquijo, which after 8:00 p.m. was closed to traffic as more people gathered.
Like on Monday, the rally in Ferraz takes place peacefully amidst cheers for the flag, the Civil Guard and the 1978 Constitution, although also attacking the Spanish press, which they consider “manipulative” and controlled by the Executive.
As has happened in previous days, the attendees have shouted against the cameramen and television reporters who were working in the tumult, shouting “get out” and encouraging a loud whistle for them to leave the area.
They have also called for a general strike after the amnesty law was registered and they have called on King Felipe VI to “defend the Nation.”