12 October: ‘Good Fortune’ From Andalucía
Organizers said about 80,000 spectators lined the route as 4,380 personnel, 144 vehicles and 82 aircraft took part in the parade.
- On Monday, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez faced intense jeers, whistles, and verbal abuse from spectators at Madrid's National Day military parade, while King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia received applause from the crowd.
- Sánchez dissolved parliament and called a snap general election for November 29 after Congress rejected two housing decrees on October 5, intensifying political tensions ahead of the ceremony.
- Roughly 80,000 spectators lined the parade route, watching a military deployment featuring 4,400 troops, 82 aircraft and helicopters, and 286 horses. A precision parachute jump near the Neptune Fountain opened the official ceremony.
- Madrid Regional President Isabel Díaz Ayuso said this would be Sánchez's last parade as Prime Minister. Vox leader Santiago Abascal boycotted the event, refusing to share a platform with the government.
- Polling released since the election announcement suggests the People's Party and Vox hold a combined majority. These figures underscore significant electoral challenges for Sánchez ahead of the November 29 general election.
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Spanish furious with the premier: during the celebration of the Día de la Hispanidad applause to the royal family and choirs against the socialist. Today he will desert the visit of Felipe to Ceuta, where anger towards the prime minister is even more virulent. The article Sánchez, whistles and insults at the national parade comes from The Truth.
The day was marked by political polarization, the proximity of the general elections of November 29 and the migratory crisis in Ceuta
The signs of popular discontent are framed in a period of growing criticism of the Executive's management.
The military parade of October 12 has turned the center of Madrid on Monday into a scenario of polarization and social discontent that shakes Spain, less than two months after the early elections of November 29. While some opponents of the government received President Pedro Sanchez with insults and booing, nationalist groups faced activists for housing camped at Puerta del Sol.
In Madrid, a military parade was held on the occasion of Spain ' s National Festival, led by King Philippe VI. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was met with a whistling before the election.
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