Conservatives call rally as acting PM refuses to rule out deal with independence leaders to form new government

Thousands of people are expected to gather in Madrid on Sunday to protest against a possible amnesty for those who took part in the failed push for Catalan independence six years ago that plunged Spain into its worst political crisis in decades.

The issue of an amnesty was raised after July’s inconclusive general election, in which Spain’s ruling Socialist party (PSOE) was narrowly defeated by the conservative People’s party (PP).

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