Thousands of people show solidarity with Ceuta in Palma shouting "Pedro Sánchez, 'son of a bitch'"

PalmaThousands of people gathered this Wednesday at the Plaza de Cort in Palma in an act called by the mayor of Palma, Jaime Martínez, in solidarity with Ceuta. The event, which took place at the Plaza de Cort coinciding with Ceuta Day, turned into an outcry against the Spanish government with "Pedro Sánchez, son of a bitch" and "Pedro Sánchez, resign" as leitmotifs. Among the attendees, constant shouts and insults were heard against the head of the Spanish executive, while numerous participants displayed Spanish flags, some of them Francoist. The rally began at 8 p.m. and was called within the framework of the mobilization in support of Ceuta held throughout the State. According to Local Police figures, 19,000 people participated, while the National Police indicates that there were 8,000.

The president of the Government, Marga Prohens, accompanied the mayor of Palma, Jaime Martínez, who had made a call to defend the "territorial integrity of Spain" and had warned that what happened in Ceuta had to serve "as a warning". The mobilization comes one month after the massive entry of more than 70,000 migrants into the autonomous city at the end of July. Also present at Cort was a group of people from the far-right organization Identitas, who attacked the State of Autonomies and Felipe VI, whom they described as a "coward".

The municipal music band played the Spanish anthem twice, which received loud ovations, and the anthem of Ceuta. The participants also sang Que viva España, by Manolo Escobar. "Christian Spain, not Muslim", "it is not immigration, it is an invasion", "Ceuta is not for sale", were some of the slogans heard at Cort, where someone also took the opportunity to shout "Viva Franco!". Members of the Government and the Cort government team did not miss the event, and although Prohens remarked that the gathering had no political color, Martínez criticized the absence of the left. There were also representatives from Vox, such as Jorge Campos and Fulgencio Coll.