The Vox party distanced itself from the anti-government demonstration called by the leader of the People’s Party, Alberto Nunez Viejo, on Sunday in Madrid under the slogan Mafia or democracy?This is what the spokesperson for the extremist group in Congress, Pippa Milan, described as a “joke.” However, organizations associated with Vox, such as its youth brand Revuelta or lobby Extremist Catholics “Make yourself heard” called for a demonstration on the same day under the slogan We are all together against the criminal organization.
There is a difference between the delegate’s call and the call of the extremist groups – the first at 12:00 noon and the second at 1:00 pm. – And only 600 meters away; Those who go from the garden of the Debod Temple, where the people will gather, to the headquarters of the Socialist Workers’ Party, where the ultras will meet. The far-right’s intention is clear: to drag the masses of attendees at the PP event to the federal headquarters of the PSOE. Until now, Figo has avoided calling for protests in front of the Socialist headquarters, although the leaders and activists of his party participated individually in the daily demonstrations that took place on Ferraz Street in November 2023, after the amnesty law was passed.
In Cáceres, where she came to support her party’s campaign in the Extremaduran elections on December 21, Pepa Milan criticized the demonstration called by the PP following the imprisonment of the organization’s former secretary and former Socialist Minister José Luis Albalos, claiming that “the Spaniards cannot be deceived in this way.” He stressed, “If what we have in front of us is a mafia, one cannot sit with a mafia. The People’s Party calls for demonstrations on Sunday, but during the week it sits with the Socialist Workers’ Party to talk and agree as if nothing had happened. We will not participate in that joke.”
At the same time, calls to participate in a second demonstration began to spread across social networks. Although no one signed the invitation poster, Revuelta released a video in which a young woman says: “We cannot tolerate this anymore. They are a criminal organization and Spain knows it and we will show it on Sunday. They must leave, and if not, we will expel them, it is a matter of national dignity.” Revuelta is the brand promoted by Vox to call for Ferraz’s mobilization, which in many cases ended in riots and arrests. The call was also posted by Influencers From the Vox environment such as Cake Minuesa, Cristina Seguí or Jesús Santorio (who is behind the X account @Sr.Liberal), with hundreds of thousands of followers on social networks.
On Friday afternoon, the invitation for the demonstration had not yet been sent to the government delegation, so it may be illegal.