Madrid Demonstrators Reject Government’s Catalonia Policy

Madrid Demonstrators Reject Government’s Catalonia Policy
People gather during a protest called by right-wing opposition parties against Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at Colon square in Madrid, Spain, Feb. 10, 2019. Sergio Perez/Reuters
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MADRID—Tens of thousands of people waving Spain’s red-and-yellow flag demonstrated in Madrid on Feb. 10 to oppose any concessions by the government to Catalan pro-independence parties and to call for early elections.

Demonstrators chanting “Spain! Spain!” and “We want to vote!” filled the Plaza de Colon in the city center in the largest protest Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has faced in eight months in office.