Thousands of protesters ―25,000, according to the Government Delegation; 200,000, in organizers calculations – have concentrated at noon this Saturday in the Plaza de Colón in Madrid and in the surrounding streets. The Platform for Constitutional Spain – which encompasses a hundred associations such as Revuelta, Unión 78, Neos, resists Spain, Civic Spain forum, foot on the wall or freedom and alternative forum – had organized the protest against President Pedro Sánchez to claim that he summons general elections. “The degradation of public services with unemployed trains and a third-world cutting blackout symbolizes the state of decomposition of our country,” Fernando García-Capelo, a member of one of the convening organizations and responsible for reading the manifesto under the motto under the motto under the motto under the motto under the motto For the dignity of Spain: Sánchez resignation, elections already.
The former leader of Citizens Marcos de Quinto have also taken the word; The former president of the Community of Madrid, Esperanza Aguirre, or the founder of Vox Alejo Vidal-Cuadras, who has addressed those present through a video. “Spain is in danger,” he said fifth. “The opposition cannot continue acting as if nothing happened,” added the former CS leader, shaking PP and Vox, present in the concentration and favor of the call. Fifth has also loaded against the “environmental policy” of the government after the blackout, ensuring that the coalition executive destroys what “serves”, such as “prey and nuclear centrals.”
On the part of the popular formation, the parliamentary spokesman in Congress, Miguel Tellado, or the deputy of the Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo, very acclaimed among the public. The Ultra party has been represented by its national spokesman, José Antonio Fúster, or deputy Javier Ortega Smith. “The government is in a frankly delicate situation because it does not have a parliamentary majority that supports the action of the government. We are facing a failed government,” said Tellado in statements to the media before the act. “We have a common goal: to open a new stage of our history that makes our nation emerge after seven years from a president who acts for personal interest,” said Vidal-Cuadras from the screen.
Attendees have behaved numerous constitutional Spain flags and some prior to the fundamental law. “Just because of what you lie, you have to take for an ass,” said the president one of the protesters of about 70 years while going down Genoa street. “Traitor, resignation!”; “Pedro Sánchez, son of a bitch!” Or “Long live freedom!”, were some of the proclamations that were heard among the concentrates and that mixed with the songs that entertained the protest, such as Free of Nino Bravo or Grenade of Agustín Lara.
For the protesters consulted, the blackout has not meant a “turning point” in their protests, but it has been a factor “more” that adds to the “banana” country that is promoting – they know – Sánchez. This was seen by Juliana Mayor, 54, Human Resources Directive Bilbao resident in Madrid. “No one is responsible for anything, there are no resignations. I come to protest against corruption, against waste, the very bad management of the Dana … It is not a matter of being right or left,” he said while his partner took pictures. “I learned about the protest of the networks. I have come because we are already fed up with the situation, of Bildu, of the division caused by Sánchez. It is independent of the blackout, but it is another sample of the drift of the government, we have been resigned because although we protect nothing changes,” said Victor García, 23, Jiennense resident in Madrid who studies the master’s degree. “It is necessary for people to react, Sánchez is an unscrupulous individual who only thinks about his interest,” Fernando appreciated (he does not want to give his last name), a 74 -year -old retired driver in the capital, although originally from Castilla y León.
The rain, which had threatened the protest, has fallen only at specific times, causing the image of dozens of open umbrellas with the flag of Spain. “The lefties want to keep all the money,” said another protester while seeing in the distance the two doll manteen of Sánchez and his wife, Begoña Gómez. “We do not accept to become a Bolivarian democracy. We demand the resignation of Sánchez and the call for elections,” Fernando García-capital continued, unleashing the public applause at the end of the act. “Long live the King, live the Constitution, Long live Spain!” He has exclaimed to close the concentration around 13.10, which has ended with the anthem of Spain as a climax.
