Spain has never sold itself, and they have tried to cover up the fact that they lost. “Spaniards want democracy, equality, justice and dignity. “The office of prime minister of Spain can’t be an object to be bought and sold,” said Feijóo. Speaking in Puerta del Sol, the PP’s leader, Alberto Núñez Feijoo, once again accused Sánchez of “buying his investiture in return for giving his partners judicial impunity” and said Spaniards would not remain silent over the amnesty. The PP said 500,000 people had taken part in the Madrid rally, while the central government’s delegate to the region put attendance at 80,000. People congregating in the capital’s Puerta del Sol square carried effigies of Sánchez as Pinocchio, chanted, “Prison for Pedro Sánchez” and carried banners with messages includin: “Democracy in Spain is at risk”, “Sánchez traitor” and “No amnesty for terrorism – Europe, save us”. Protests were held on Sunday in towns and cities across the country, including Madrid, Barcelona, Seville and Valencia. Sánchez is now expected to win congress’s approval to be reappointed prime minister in a debate and vote towards the end of this week. However, the PSOE and its partners in the leftwing Sumar alliance have been able to muster the necessary backing by promising the amnesty to the two main Catalan pro-independence parties in return for their support. Although the conservative People’s party (PP) finished first, it has proved unable to form a government, even with the support of the far-right Vox party and other, smaller groupings. The issue of an amnesty arose after July’s inconclusive general election. While the PSOE’s leader and caretaker prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, argues that the act of clemency would help promote coexistence after the tumultuous political and territorial crisis of 2017, his opponents have decried the move as a cynical and self-serving means of remaining in power.
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