They were born on the 10th of May. They were baptized as Barrio de Salamanca Movement. And now they are called Democratic resistance. About two hundred residents of one of the richest areas of Spain carry out a revolt against the state of alarm every night in which the government is called a murderer and general elections are requested, while listening to the national anthem and the most martial ‘Death is not the end’, ode in honor of the fallen military. Sometimes the most enthusiastic ones chant “Sanchez go now” with a tone typical of a fan angry at his football team.
Now, as confirmed by police sources to EL PERIÓDICO, far-right groups try to spread that protest and create a “neighborhood network” against the Government. For the moment, the mobilizations have already had aftershocks in the Aravaca and Pinar de Chamartín districts. They are three of the four with highest income per capita of the central almond in Madrid, according to official data. And they are among the eleven richest throughout Spain, according to the Tax Agency.
Banca March and Fuerza Nueva
Calle de Núñez de Balboa, between the building of the Banca March and the former national headquarters of Fuerza Nueva, in what some have called for years “National zone”, It is the epicenter of a neighborhood revolt with extreme right-wing overtones. Every night there people with masks and flags of Spain adorned with black crepes. Police sources explain to EL PERIÓDICO the germ of the protest: “It is made up of people who already hated the Government, whom they called social-communist. Now a propitious moment has been added with the covid-19 crisis. The crisis, the deaths, that if the government hides the truth from them & mldr; “.
The same sources admit their surprise at the way in which this protest movement was born. “It has emerged from the street, from a street, to social networks, and not the other way around.” And they code between the 20% and 25% of residents of that area those who participate in the mobilizations. Some twenty neighbors have been identified by the police these days and proposed for a sanction of 600 euros for not respecting the rules of the alarm state.
PP first; Vox second
In the last elections, the PP obtained in that district almost 41% of the votes and Vox was the second most voted party, with 20% of the supports. The President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz-Ayuso, offered her support explicitly; the same as the mayor of the capital, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, Provided they respect the rules of the alarm state.
“This is a very peculiar neighborhood,” comments an attendee at the protests. “Many of us have known each other for life. Here are many military families, religious people, some close to Opus Dei, couples who had many children, now grandchildren& mldr; “In the protests they are joined by two generations, the oldest and youngest of about 25 years.” Many were preparing oppositions to be judges, state lawyers or military and this has broken their plans, “he says.
The protesting neighbors speak for open WhatsApp and Twitter groups. A supposed intelligence analyst, María Luisa Fernández, introduces herself as coordinator. He was a member of the Dialogues for Democracy Club and number two on the list of a political party called CILUS in 2015. In his messages, he states that Vox is the only party that is defending liberties in the state of alarm, calls for the exit of the European Union and mentions the existence of a Albatros operation to dismiss Pedro Sánchez. It also claims a government of national unity between PP-Vox-Ciudadanos and a PSOE “without Sánchez”.
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