Tens of thousands march in Barcelona against amnesty to Catalan exiled separatist politicians

(8 Oct 2023)
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Barcelona, Spain - 8 October 2023
1. Zoom in from wide to close of demonstrators waving Spanish and Catalan flags
2. Flags and banner reading (Spanish) “Pedro (Sanchez) the dictator”
3. Dummy depicting acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on board of presidential aircraft
4. Various of demonstrators holding giant banner reading (Spanish and Catalan) “Amnesty: not in my name”
5. Pan across demonstrators to stage
6. Various of demonstrators applauding speech
7. Man waving Catalan regional flag
8. President of Societat Civil Catalana (Catalan Civil Society) Elda Mata on stage
9. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Elda Mata, president of Catalan Civil Society, protest organisers:
“We ask for respect to the rule of law. They (government) mustn’t exchange political favours so they can govern Spain. Giving all that in exchange for seven key votes in the parliament. Also, 45 consecutive years of conceding things (to regional governments) to retain power.”
10. Various of protest
11. Vox party leader Santiago Abascal in crowd
12. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Santiago Abascal, lawmaker and leader of far-right Vox political party:
“We think that acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is the most corrupt prime minister in Spain’s history. And what we are saying is true. Because amnestying another politician so he can get his votes to retain power is the clear image of corruption. And it’s also the clear image of the exercise of illegitimate power, exercised against the law and against the people. That is why we think this protest is so necessary.”
13. Zoom in on protester Eva Maria holding giant Spanish flag
14. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Eva Maria (no surname given), protester:
“I think it’s very bad. He’s (Sanchez) always done the same. Like a banner over there says, he is willing to sell out Spain in order to win five votes.”
15. Protester Pablo Seco holding Spanish flag and standing next to woman draped in Spanish flag
16. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Pablo Seco, 23, aeronautic engineer:
“It would be a shame. Because Spain can’t be governed by people who want to split from the country. It doesn’t make any sense. Spain needs all of us united more than ever. And it can’t be ruled by separatists.”
17. Various of speakers on stage and demonstrators singing
STORYLINE:
Tens of thousands of people marched Sunday downtown Barcelona asking acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez not to concede an amnesty to Catalan exiled separatist politicians in exchange for votes that would assure him a second term.

Spain’s King Felipe VI asked Sánchez on Tuesday to try and form a new coalition government following talks with political party leaders to determine which of them had the best chance of securing majority support in parliament.

Sánchez, 51, has been Spain’s prime minister in a minority leftist coalition for the past five years and is the country’s acting leader until a new government is formed.

He said Tuesday that he would consult all parties except the extreme-right Vox as he seeks to put together a governing majority.

Vox received the third-highest number of votes in the election, which produced a splintered parliament made up of 350 legislators from 11 parties, making the path to power difficult for any one of them.

Sánchez’s initially plans to try to form a coalition with Sumar, a movement of small left-wing parties that finished fourth in the election.

If no government is in place by Nov. 27, another national election would take place on Jan. 14.

Lawmakers rejected Feijóo’s second appeal for support Friday on a 177-172 vote.
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