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Spain Boils Over: Giant Crowds Rise up Against the Socialists

12/02/2025 TLB Staff WORLD 0

ER Editor: This the latest we’ve published on convictions for corruption among the Spanish government —

Former Spanish Minister and Attorney General Convicted by High Court

Some tweets from those weekend demonstrations. A reminder that on Twitter, we can find evidence of large-scale demonstrations against the socialist Sanchez government going back well into 2023 —

Translation: Thousands took to the streets in Madrid, Spain, to protest against the corrupt #Sanchez regime. They too had to experience that the police are not their friend but their enemy. #EU #WEF

Translation: Everyone knows it, but nobody does anything; the government is a criminal organization. Let the people do their part, this November 30 at 13:00 at the PSOE headquarters. Pass it on! 

Translation: #30nov  MADRID – Important rally by @ppopular against the shameful autocratic corruption of Sanchismo, Zapatismo, and Chavismo:

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Spain Boils Over: Giant Crowds Rise up Against the Socialists

Sunday’s demonstrations united the young, families, and the self-employed in a nationwide outcry against corruption and crushing taxes.

JAVIER VILLAMOR for EUROPEAN CONSERVATIVE

The demonstrations held this Sunday, November 30th, in the capital and in more than 20 Spanish cities revealed growing social pressure on Pedro Sánchez’s government.

The protests called by the Partido Popular (PP) and Revuelta—the fast-rising conservative youth organisation of Generation Z— were joined by self-employed workers after nationwide mobilisations. Outraged by rising fees and taxes, the demonstrators denounce a fiscal burden that has reached historic highs. Spain is thus entering a climate of dissent that is no longer sector-specific, but fully transversal.

In Madrid, thousands gathered outside the headquarters of governing socialist party PSOE in a protest led by Revuelta, demanding answers as corruption cases continue to close in on the president’s inner circle. The organisation has successfully channelled Gen Z’s political frustration through a message centred on democratic renewal, transparency, and the defence of fundamental freedoms. Their argument is straightforward: if all of the president’s closest allies are implicated in alleged criminal schemes, it is increasingly difficult to claim he knew nothing about an operation that ran for years.

The recent imprisonment of José Luis Ábalos and Koldo García, together with the investigation into Santos Cerdán and the judicial fronts involving the prime minister’s wife and brother, have triggered a national debate: how can the president continue to plead ignorance when all his key associates are under investigation, charged, or already behind bars?

Adding fuel to the political crisis, self-employed workers held demonstrations over the weekend in Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Bilbao, Málaga, and Zaragoza to protest the continuous rise in social security quotas, taxes, and municipal fees that has pushed many to the brink. The new fiscal burdens—especially those expected for 2025—place Spain among the European countries with the highest burdens on small businesses and freelancers.

Sector federations describe the situation as “the worst in two decades” and warn that thousands of self-employed workers are now at risk of shutting down. Discontent has also spread among liberal professionals, transport workers, and small retailers, adding an economic dimension to the political protests at a moment of maximum vulnerability for the government.

With their inclusion, the map of demonstrations takes on a different texture. This is no longer an ideological dispute, but a broad rejection of policies widely perceived as suffocating for ordinary citizens.

The convergence of political, youth, and economic protests shows a level of social wear on the government unseen since the 2010 crisis. The combination of corruption scandals and rising fiscal pressure is creating a volatile climate that could have direct consequences for parliamentary stability and the approaching electoral cycle.

Source

Javier Villamor is a Spanish journalist and analyst. Based in Brussels, he covers NATO and EU affairs at europeanconservative.com. Javier has over 17 years of experience in international politics, defense, and security. He also works as a consultant providing strategic insights into global affairs and geopolitical dynamics.

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