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Large protests against Catalan amnesty deal in Madrid after PM sworn in

Thousands protest against an amnesty deal for people involved with Catalonia's failed 2017 independence bid, in Madrid, Spain, November 18, 2023 [Javier Soriano/AFP]

Tens of thousands of protesters have marched through Madrid in opposition to a controversial Catalan amnesty law that enabled Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to form a government for a second term.

Sanchez’s Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) secured the backing of the Catalan separatist Junts party by offering amnesty to those linked to a botched bid for regional independence six years ago.

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