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The Guardian - UK
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Sam Jones in Madrid

Protests planned in Madrid against amnesty for Catalan secessionists

Protesters hold a sign reading ‘Socialists MPs, are you feeling Spanish?’ during a demonstration in Madrid on 10 September against a possible amnesty for Catalan independent leaders.
Protesters hold a sign reading ‘Socialists MPs, are you feeling Spanish?’ during a demonstration in Madrid on 10 September against a possible amnesty for Catalan independent leaders. Photograph: Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images

Thousands of people are expected to gather in Madrid on Sunday to protest against a possible amnesty for those who took part in the failed push for Catalan independence six years ago that plunged Spain into its worst political crisis in decades.

The issue of an amnesty was raised after July’s inconclusive general election, in which Spain’s ruling Socialist party (PSOE) was narrowly defeated by the conservative People’s party (PP).

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