Spanish PM under pressure over Catalan protests 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseAhead of next month’s general election, Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez faced sharp criticism Sunday for his handling of violent Catalan separatist protests even as calm returned to Barcelona and other cities overnight. The center-right Ciudadanos party, which was born out of opposition to Catalan separatism, held a rally in front of Catalonia’s regional government headquarters in Barcelona under the slogan: “That’s enough! Nearly 600 people have been injured in clashes with police since the protests started. “There can be no dialogue with those who make Catalonia burn,” he said in reference to Catalonia’s separatist president Quim Torra who on Saturday called for “unconditional” negotiations with Sanchez.

Source: Manila Bulletin October 20, 2019 11:03 UTC