Pablo Iglesias, leader of Spain's left-wing Podemos party, has strongly condemned the actions of Spanish security forces in Catalonia this morning through his Twitter account, where he directly addressed the Spanish Prime MInister Mariano Rajoy.
¿Esta es vuestra "victoria" @marianorajoy ? #NoEnMiNombre pic.twitter.com/5HHbgRu6Ja
— Pablo Iglesias (@Pablo_Iglesias_) 1 de octubre de 2017
Translation: Is this what you call a 'victory', Mr Rajoy? #NotInMyName
In another tweet, Iglesias accuses the governing Partido Popular of being directly responsible for the situation: "Beating, pushing, elderly women dragged away. I am sickened by what the PP is doing to our democracy. Corrupt, hypocritical, useless," he says. This statement comes after another tweet on Saturday in which he denounced "tension" and families sleeping in schools, which is why he called for a negotiated referendum, "more sensible."
Una tensión sin precedentes, familias durmiendo en colegios, antidisturbios, vuelta del cara al sol ¿No es más sensato pactar un referéndum?
— Pablo Iglesias (@Pablo_Iglesias_) 30 de septiembre de 2017
Unprecedented tension, families sleeping in schools, riot squads, a return to singing fascist hymns. Isn't it more sensible to agree to a referendum?
The situation has also been condemned by the Podemos spokesperson in the Spanish parliament, Irene Montero.
¿Balas de goma contra gente movilizándose cívicamente? No en nombre de la democracia. No en nombre de España. #NoEnMiNombre https://t.co/QiVBJ8cdKx
— Irene Montero (@Irene_Montero_) 1 de octubre de 2017
Firing rubber bullets against people mobilising civically? Not in the name of democracy. Not in the name of Spain. #NotInMyName
Podemos executive member Íñigo Errejón speaks of "humiliation":
Antidisturbios rompiendo las puertas de escuelas para requisar urnas.La imagen lastrará la relación con Catalunya por décadas.Desastre Rajoy
— Íñigo Errejón (@ierrejon) 1 de octubre de 2017
Riot police breaking down school doors to confiscate ballot boxes. This image will damage the relationship with Catalonia for decades. Rajoy is a disaster
Buscando humillar a los catalanes, Rajoy nos avergüenza a todos los españoles demócratas. #NoEnMiNombre
— Íñigo Errejón (@ierrejon) 1 de octubre de 2017
Trying to humiliate the Catalans, Rajoy makes all democratic Spaniards feel ashamed. #NotInMyName
An MP from the Valencia left-wing grouping Compromís, Enric Bataller, says:
Sentim VERGONYA en veure imatges de càrregues policials i persones ferides per culpa de la incapacitat política del govern PP #RajoyDIMISION
— Compromís (@compromis) 1 de octubre de 2017
We feel ASHAMED when we see images of police charging and people injured due to the political incompetence of the Partido Popular government #RajoyRESIGN
Meanwhile, Xavier Domènech, leader of the Catalan Podemos partner, En Comú Podem, considers that the "fear strategy" has been beaten.
La estrategia del miedo de Rajoy ha fracasado. Un solo pueblo movilizado pacíficamente. Hoy vamos a defender la democracia #RajoyDimisión
— Xavier Domènech (@XavierDomenechs) 1 de octubre de 2017
Rajoy's fear strategy is a failure. An entire people has mobilised itself peacefully. Today we are going to defend democracy. #RajoyRESIGN