Protests in front of the PSOE headquarters against the amnesty law and the investiture of Pedro Sánchez have taken place. The most massive, in front of the socialist headquarters on Ferraz Street, in Madrid, with Santiago Abascal as the main protest on the third day of protests. At the socialist headquarters, there have been moments of tension between the protesters and the National Police, which protects the vicinity of the building, and three arrests have been made. The extreme right brought out hundreds of people in front of the PSOE headquarters throughout Spain.
These concentrations have been called by organizations close to Vox who have expressed explicit support for the protests. In fact, being late the leader of the ultranationalist party has sent a message on X: "Let's go to Ferraz." Before the socialist headquarters, Abascal, accompanied by the vice president of Castilla y León, Juan García-Gallardo, maintained that his party has "the duty to be on the street" to "avoid a coup against the unity of our country."
According to data from the Madrid Government Delegation, some 3,800 people have gathered for the third time at the doors of the socialist headquarters on Ferraz Street and three arrests have been made. As confirmed to Europa Press, the arrests have been carried out for disobedience and attacks against authority.
The Revuelta platform, an organization linked to the student association Plataforma 711 that defends "Christian values" and "the reconquest", was the organizer of the protest that began at 8:00 p.m. this Monday.
At around 9:30 p.m., tension has grown and UIP troops have had to intervene, launching tear gas, rubber balls and smoke canisters, starting a charge against the protesters that has spread around Ferraz. Specifically, the riot police have continued along Marqués de Urquijo and Princesa streets, where they have begun to disperse the protesters amid shouts against the Government of Pedro Sánchez.
In Barcelona, about two hundred people gathered in front of the headquarters of the Partit dels Socialistes (PSC), whose entrance was guarded by a Mossos d'Esquadra unit. Among those who demonstrated there was a Vox deputy. The protesters shouted slogans such as "Spain does not sell itself, it defends itself", "Puigdemont to prison", "Pedro Sánchez, son of a bitch" and "Sánchez, traitor, Spain is your nation".
In Valencia, hundreds of people have gathered at the PSPV-PSOE headquarters shouting "Puigdemont to prison", "Sánchez resigns", "this president is a criminal", "socialist terrorists" and even "Felipe cabrón attends to your nation". Among the attendees were several Valencian leaders of Vox, among them the professor and deputy in Congress, Carlos Flores. In front of the media he said that he was participating in this act "and others because this is not about acronyms, it is about putting a stop to an indignity such as exchanging votes for amnesty, putting criminals on the street in exchange for becoming president of the Government."
Similar concentrations have also occurred in other cities such as Zaragoza, Palma, Oviedo and Seville, where more than a thousand people gathered in front of the socialist headquarters.
This Monday, the socialist party released a statement in which it censures the attitude of the PP and is an ally of the far right regarding these demonstrations. In recent years, some of this formation's headquarters have appeared damaged.
The acting President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has spoken on the social network
"Attacking the PSOE headquarters is attacking democracy and all those who believe in it," he said. "But more than 140 years of history remind us that no one will ever be able to intimidate the PSOE," the socialist leader concluded.
