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Sam Jones in Madrid

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez denounces Elon Musk at Franco anniversary event

Pedro Sánchez delivers his speech next to the Spanish and EU flags and in front of a backdrop that reads '50 years of freedom'
Pedro Sánchez is the latest European leader to speak out against Elon Musk’s attempts to influence the continent’s political direction. Photograph: Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters

Pedro Sánchez has hit out at Elon Musk and his allies for “openly attacking our institutions, inciting hatred and openly calling for people to support the heirs of nazism”, saying the politics of division, disinformation and hatred risk ushering in a new age of authoritarianism.

Speaking in Madrid on Wednesday as Spain prepares to mark the 50th anniversary in November of the death of General Franco and the country’s subsequent return to democracy, the Spanish prime minister said hard-won, basic freedoms could not, and should not, be taken for granted.

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