Scandal in Madrid: They destroyed a doll with the face of Pedro Sanchez during New Year's celebrations

New Year's celebrations were marred by protests and culminated in a scandal in Spain. Dozens celebrated the arrival of the year 2024 in the vicinity of the headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party, where they hung and beat until a doll representing Spanish President Pedro Sanchez broke.

The ruling party reacted strongly and is considering condemning the organizers of the event.

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The Socialist Workers' Party called on the opposition Popular Party, especially its leader, Alberto Nunez ViejoIt unfolds around this action which, according to the socialist leaders, “can be included in it Hate crime“.

What was the protest like in which a doll with the face of Pedro Sanchez was beaten?

The event occurred in the early hours of January 1, when about 300 people attended a call to participate in a traditional “grape-taking” near the federal headquarters of the PSOE, in Madrid, in protest against the amnesty granted by Sánchez to the party. Catalan Independents, in exchange for key support in Congress that made their re-election into government possible.

The organization called for a protest insurgency. In the photos that spread on social media, it appeared that some participants hung a doll bearing Sanchez’s character. Then a number of those present beat him until he broke.

A young woman hits a Pedro Sanchez doll in Madrid (Video: X/@amaerx)

“After 12 bells, two demonstrators hung a giant piñata for coup leader Pedro Sanchez, who passed the usual police controls at the entrances to (Avenue) Ferraz, filled with nougat to hit. The organizers explained on social media: End of story.

What did the Socialist Workers Party say about the protest with the doll with the face of Pedro Sanchez?

PSOE spokesmen were quoted by the newspaper the reasonHe said that they are studying “all legal avenues” that affect the invitation participants and organizers, as well as the invitees on the Internet channel on which the event was broadcast.

He added: “We believe that what happened may fall within a hate crime.” “The facts and comments made on the broadcast and everything together is the reality of what we have been warning about for a long time,” they warned.

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The ruling party blames the far-right Vox party and its “affiliated organizations” for these types of actions. On Monday, the National Police summoned the protest organizer to testify.

They began by besieging the headquarters of the Socialist Workers' Party and now They are simulating the hanging of the prime minister. “Enough!” The government spokesman shouted, Pilar AlegríaIn a post on the social networking site X.