Thousands protest government in Madrid over Ceuta migrant crisis
Thousands of people rallied in Madrid on Saturday to protest the Spanish government's handling of a recent migrant influx into Ceuta, accusing it of failing to protect the country's borders and calling for an early general election.
On Saturday, the Spanish Civil Society is organizing a "dignity march" in Madrid to call for early general elections, denounce the "betrayal" of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, and protest the "invasion" of Ceuta and Melilla. The platform, which aligns with the more extreme right-wing sectors, brings together ex-Ciudadanos leader Marcos de Quinto, Vox co-founder Alejo Vidal-Quadras, and former PP executives Jaime Mayor Oreja and María San Gil.
The protest, which is expected to see the participation of Popular Party secretary general Miguel Tellado and Vox leader Santiago Abascal, demands the start of the constitutional process to prosecute the prime minister for treason and an attack on state security. The right has thus opened a new cycle of protests with the second mobilization in less than a month, following the one on September 2, which gathered thousands of people nationwide in protest of the management of the migration crisis in Ceuta.
Under the banner "For Spain's dignity," the march will start this Saturday at 10:00 AM from Cibeles Square and end at the Arc de Triomphe around 1:30 PM.
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