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Fifty thousand people marched through Barcelona on Sunday to protest against plans to grant Catalan separatists an amnesty in exchange for their political support for a new left-wing government.
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https://www.dw.com/en/spain-protest-against-catalan-amnesty-deal-draws-huge-crowd/a-67033403
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Tens of thousands of people marched through Barcelona on Sunday to protest against plans to grant Catalan separatists an amnesty in exchange for their political support for a new left-wing government.
Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’ of the Socialist bloc is trying to secure a new term in office and must strike a deal with the Junts and Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya parties to gain enough parliamentary support.
The amnesty deal would see charges dropped against more than a thousand Catalan separatists who are facing legal action for the 2017 independence bid.
The proposal has drawn a furious response from the right and the far-right, as well as from some within Sanchez’s own Socialist party, who say an amnesty cannot be used as a bargaining chip for him to remain in power.
Abascal denounced the plan as "an assault on the Constitution," accusing Sanchez of carrying out “real abuses” in order to stay in power.
This week, King Felipe VI gave Sanchez permission to seek the backing of other political parties for a new mandate.
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