Spain is experiencing widespread protests and unrest after the country's Socialists offered amnesty to Catalan separatists. The move has sparked massive demonstrations, clashes between protesters and police, and an assassination attempt on a politician. The amnesty deal, aimed at securing a third term for the prime minister, has outraged conservatives and led to violent protests in Madrid. The situation has also led to a political standoff, with the largest political group calling for nationwide demonstrations against the amnesty deal. The protests have escalated, with reports of tear gas, rubber bullets, mass arrests, and injuries to police officers. The unrest has also trapped the Spanish prime minister and the German Chancellor in a building in Malaga, and the situation has been described as a precarious moment for Spanish democracy.
Spanish nationalists on the rise, the youth taking to the streets https://t.co/ZNc3KV8dJi
Spanish Nationalists: NO AMNESTY FOR TRAITORS https://t.co/PdwUWHEdKQ
What is happening in Spain and why isn't it on the news? 🇪🇸
The largest political group in Spain has called nationwide demonstrations for Sunday against the amnesty deal Sanchez is making to keep himself in power https://t.co/NQ84HGzKQN
The largest political group in Spain has called nationwide demonstrations for Sunday against the amnesty deal Sanchez is making to keep himself in power https://t.co/wiMo50Dq7e
The largest political group in Spain has called nationwide demonstrations for Sunday against the amnesty deal Sanchez is making to keep himself in power https://t.co/OsIhUSXLa0
Party leader of @vox_es, Spain’s 3rd largest party, @Santi_ABASCAL asks why the EU isn’t speaking out in defense of rule of law in Spain, while criticizing Poland and Hungary where there is no case. The Spanish gov. will issue a separatist amnesty https://t.co/v5PE5UVHHB
Spain's socialists have reached a deal with the Catalan separatists, leading to an increase in violent protests led by right-wing demonstrators in Madrid https://t.co/rq0hYVkgvU https://t.co/svEwpdlcyi
Explainer: What does the amnesty for Catalan separatists in Spain mean? https://t.co/uBovfzEhqr https://t.co/4qbaSZaL6b
BREAKING: PROTESTERS TRAP GERMAN CHANCELLOR AND SPANISH PREMIER TRAPPED IN SPAIN https://t.co/p0ZBaHYUBs
BREAKING: Chancellor Olaf Scholz & Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez have been trapped in a building in Malaga by a large crowd of anti-separatist protesters spearheaded by @revuelta_es The German Chancellor’s security detail is trying to figure out a way to get him out of the building https://t.co/EvVDj5kL9q
Protestors are calling Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez a traitor for striking an amnesty deal with a Catalan separatist leader. @MiquelVilam on the violent protests taking over Madrid 👇 https://t.co/cXYJsEzSb0
Down but not out: Spain's PM Sanchez faces country's ire and long road ahead https://t.co/N7FkgBr04o https://t.co/e1IjJUtYpS
Violent clashes between protestors and police, as well as an assassination attempt on a politician, have made Spain a cradle of unrest this week. @MIquelVilaM on a precarious moment for Spanish democracy 👇 https://t.co/cXYJsEzSb0
Spain’s patience has finally run out. This was the scene in Madrid! https://t.co/NAstHMqRDK
Scenes in Spain https://t.co/bMlZL37D7Q
Acting Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez signs an agreement with a small Basque party that ensures him enough parliamentary support to be reelected, possibly next week. https://t.co/1VHqkuwSqL
Spain’s prime minister has offered an amnesty to Catalan separatists. But peace between the centre and Catalonia comes at the cost of aggravating the perennial hatred between left and right in the country https://t.co/k3kHLBHyaY 👇
Protests in Madrid escalate: seven police officers injured and 24 detained https://t.co/0FvRemNYda https://t.co/kiPX83fWoG
In the year 2024, Spain found itself at a crossroads, caught in the tumultuous grip of political unrest. A wave of communism swept across the nation, threatening to dismantle the democratic fabric that had held the country together for decades. However, a group of patriots… https://t.co/ENWOnb9EYv
Today in "politics makes strange bedfellows" it appears the plurality of Spanish police are siding with a maneuver meant to appease separatists who do not wish to be Spanish at all. lol.
[1:59 AM] Varghese, Christo M. (Reuters) Spanish police fired rubber bullets and arrested several protesters demonstrating against a deal between the Socialist Party and Catalan separatist party Junts to form the government https://t.co/klsIuzhmmK https://t.co/HtsV9IcCnz
What's happening in Spain 🇪🇸?
Spain's Basque nationalist party PNV to support Sanchez bid for premiership https://t.co/FK0vdGYNNw https://t.co/8bP1B8gQEF
Spain's nationalist Basque party PNV said it has agreed to support acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in his bid to clinch another term in office, a process that has sparked anger and protests from opponents https://t.co/PXUKPHjxCu
#WATCH 🔴 The third day of protests in Madrid. Police have started using tear gas and rubber bullets, and mass arrests are continuing. #Spain 🇪🇸 https://t.co/I8xPVVB66z
⚠️ SPAIN'S BASQUE NATIONALIST PARTY PNV TO SUPPORT SANCHEZ BID FOR PREMIERSHIP Full Story → https://t.co/fywOcq9Ktc Spain's nationalist Basque party PNV said on Friday it has agreed to support acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in his bid to clinch another term in office. https://t.co/R2jYu8S8PI
After weeks of tortuous negotiations, a deal to pardon thousands involved in Catalonia’s illegal independence referendum in 2017 was announced by Pedro Sánchez. But a calm and reasonable political atmosphere in Madrid seems as far away as ever https://t.co/jCwuRPyUu3 👇
Catalan Junts and Spanish Socialists forge government pact with amnesty provision, which sparked mass protests https://t.co/Gx1x8KfrZG https://t.co/T0mcwyNS4b
Protesters clashed with police outside Spain's Socialist Party headquarters after it reached a deal with the Catalan separatist party Junts, stirring a febrile mood in the country https://t.co/klsIuzhmmK https://t.co/HMGOeVa1M3
Madrid is popping off as angry citizens respond to socialist plan to take over the country and release communists from prison https://t.co/ATm0zzzO1K
Spanish nationalists getting spicy in Madrid outside the socialist party HQ https://t.co/sVbc9AKFAd
The Spanish prime minister has offered amnesties to hundreds of Catalan separatists involved in the illegal referendum of 2017 to secure a third term and conservatives are outraged https://t.co/2bGFlADrnz
The Spanish prime minister has offered amnesties to hundreds of Catalan separatists involved in the illegal referendum of 2017 to secure a third term and conservatives are outraged https://t.co/SGaDyV1RPJ
SOCIALISTS UNDER ATTACK BY NATIONALISTS IN SPAIN https://t.co/kLlugzUOcm
Spanish nationalists are going off outside the Socialist party headquarters in Madrid. Details in comments. https://t.co/WriPwaVprL
Welcome to Madrid. https://t.co/yrMeXVtE9f
It’s going down in Madrid tonight as police take on nationalist protesters fed up of the country’s descent into socialism. https://t.co/NoYsGnU9DN
Spanish riot police firing tear gas and rubber bullets against protesters tonight https://t.co/hBzXSRlXeT
So much going on we never even clocked this. Spain appears to be getting very ugly! https://t.co/KTwgp3tGaq
The turnout in Spain for a “permanent mobilization” against socialism is absolutely massive. https://t.co/RMKjuQWEGM
Spanish nationalists take to the streets after Spain’s Socialists offer amnesty to Catalan separatists. https://t.co/zTyEudRsjT