2023–2024 Spanish protests

Spanish protests (2023–2024)
Spanish protests (2023–2024)
Part of 2023 Spanish government formation
	Demonstration in Plaza de Colón on 29 October 2023 (top); protest against the amnesty in Calle de Ferraz on 6 November (bottom)
Date	29 October 2023–2024; (5 months, 3 weeks and 1 day)
Location	Spain
Caused by	Negotiations to form a new government headed by Pedro Sánchez's PSOE.; Proposed amnesty for Catalan politicians convicted or investigated for events related to the 2017–2018 Spanish constitutional crisis and the 2019–2020 Catalan protests.; Economic and political concessions to pro-independence parties.;
Goals	Resignation of Pedro Sánchez.; Dissolution of parliament and calling of a new general election.;
Methods	Protests, demonstrations, civil disobedience, civil disorder (rioting, vandalism)
Status	Failed; Government of Sánchez invested.; Amnesty law introduced.; New elections not called.;
Parties
Protesters Supported by Parliamentary political parties: People's Party; Vox; Navarrese People's Union; Non-parliamentary political parties: Citizens–Party of the Citizenry; Workers' Front; National Democracy; Spain 2000; FE de las JONS; The Phalanx; Hacer Nación; Civil & political organizations: Junta Democrática; Societat Civil Catalana; NEOS; DENAES Foundation; Solidaridad; S'ha Acabat!; Revuelta; Organized gangs: Desokupa; Bastión Frontal; FACTA; Hogar Social Madrid; Ultra Sur; Frente Atlético; Suburbios Firm; ;	Government of Spain Ministry of the Interior; Police forces: National Police Corps Police Intervention Units; ; Municipal Police Corps Madrid Municipal Police; Barcelona Urban Guard; ; Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (HQs targeted by protesters);
Lead figures
	No centralized leadership Pedro Sánchez; Fernando Grande-Marlaska; Francisco Pardo
Casualties and losses
50 injured; +30 detained	36 injured

The Spanish protests against Catalan amnesty were a series of protests which began in October 2023, resulting from the announced negotiations of then-acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez's Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) with former president of the Government of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont's Together for Catalonia (Junts) party. These negotiations were aimed at forming a governing coalition after the 2023 Spanish general election.

Alberto Núñez Feijóo's People's Party (PP), failed to form a government as they could not muster enough support to reach a parliamentary majority. After Feijóo failed in his investiture vote, King Felipe VI tasked Sánchez with forming a government. The distribution of seats, after the election resulted in Sánchez being required to rely on Junts (with seven seats in Congress at the time) to vote in his favor to be able to form a government. Junts had not supported him in the formation of previous governments, having voted against him in his July 2019 and January 2020 investiture votes.

The starting position of Junts and Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) in negotiations were the amnesty of all participants in the 2017 Catalan independence referendum, and the possibility of holding a new referendum. Catalan Civil Society (SCC), a group opposed to Catalan independence, called a demonstration for 8 October, in response to a potential amnesty. On 28 October Sánchez discussed the amnesty proposal at a PSOE Federal Committee, as part of government formation negotiations.

Following the investment of Sanchez's government in the middle of November, the protests against Catalan amnesty ceased, having failed to achieve their objectives.

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