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When it was called a month ago, no one at Vox imagined that its act of protest against the amnesty would be held just 24 hours after Pedro Sánchez defended it "in the name of Spain" under the argument that "it is the only way for there to be a government". It was the final straw, the final motive, the straw that broke the camel's back, the party explains, that led many of the demonstrators present this Sunday in Colón to take to the streets and cry out against a measure that confirms Sánchez's "betrayal" of the Constitution.

With this thesis, the president of Vox, Santiago Abascal, defended his rejection of any kind of pardon for the independence movement. "Let's conjure ourselves in this square to denounce and warn the most corrupt president in the history of Spain," Abascal launched before thousands of people who applauded the Vox leader when he considered that Sánchez will go down in history as one of the greatest traitors in the history of Spain, along with, among others, Carles Puigdemont or Sabino Arana. What's more, he urged the Prime Minister to ask Puigdemont to "prepare the Waterloo guest room" for him.

"Do not dare to invoke the name of Spain to break the laws," Abascal warned the head of the Executive, whom he called a "megalomaniac", "unscrupulous autocrat" and "enemy of the interests of Spain and Spaniards". And for this reason, he asserted that he will defend unity and freedom in the face of independence by all legal means: "We will not allow it," he said about the amnesty. "They're not going to step all over us."

The threat of rain did not stop the demonstrators, who crowded the iconic Plaza de Colón, where Vox celebrated its closing campaign on July 21. At the same time, Alberto Núñez Feijóo and the leadership of the PP also gathered thousands of people in the centre of Malaga, also against the amnesty.

The demonstration in Madrid, called by Denaes – the foundation from which Vox was later born – had a large representation of civic associations in defence of compliance with the Constitution: Pie en Pared, Neos, S'Ha Acabat, Tabarnia and Villacisneros, among others. Also Solidaridad, the union related to Vox. More than 60 groups, according to the organizers, were present.

Also, in addition to the entire leadership of Vox, prominent former leaders of the PP, Ciudadanos and UPyD attended, such as Esperanza Aguirre, Jaime Mayor Oreja, Fernando Savater, Juan Carlos Girauta, Rosa Díez or Marcos de Quinto. Also Carlos García Adanero, signed by the PP after his expulsion from UPN.

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