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PP and Vox took part in a protest in Madrid over Ceuta and against Sánchez's government
The mobilization, called by Sociedad Civil Española, marched through the center of the capital to Moncloa. Attendance ranged from the 20,000 people reported by the Government Delegation to the 180,000 reported by the organizers.
Thousands of people demonstrated this Saturday in Madrid in a protest called by Sociedad Civil Española to question the management of Pedro Sánchez’s government in the face of the Ceuta crisis and demand general elections.
The march set off from Plaza de Cibeles, passed along Alcalá, Gran Vía and Princesa, and ended at the Arco de la Victoria, in Moncloa. According to both La Vanguardia and eldiario.es, PP and Vox leaders took part, including the Popular Party’s secretary general, Miguel Tellado, and Vox leader Santiago Abascal.
According to La Vanguardia, the Government Delegation estimated attendance at about 20,000 people, while the organizers raised the figure to 180,000. The same outlet said the protest ended without incidents, although after the march was dispersed a small group remained in front of the police cordon that prevented them from advancing toward the Palacio de la Moncloa, and one female demonstrator was arrested.
According to what La Vanguardia published, the protest manifesto called for the immediate calling of general elections, guarantees over the electoral process and the activation of Article 102 of the Constitution to try Sánchez for “treason” and for “an attack on the security of the State.” It also called for measures on Ceuta and Melilla, including the expulsion to Morocco of the migrants who entered the city.
La Vanguardia also reported that the protest was driven by Sociedad Civil Española and promoted by Marcos de Quinto and Alejo Vidal-Quadras, and that nearly 200 organizations joined the call, according to the organizers.
During the mobilization, Abascal questioned, according to La Vanguardia, the effectiveness of the decree the government would be preparing to speed up expulsions to Morocco. Tellado, for his part, called for immediate elections, although he stopped short of endorsing as his own the demand to try the president included in the manifesto, always according to that outlet.
Also according to La Vanguardia, Minister Óscar López defended the government’s work on measures to “restore normality to Ceuta” and said the city “is being supported with measures.”
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