Overview
- The Madrid High Court annulled the Government Delegation’s prohibition and authorized the 20‑N Falange march, finding generic fears of illegality insufficient.
- Prosecutors backed the ruling, and police reported no antifascist counter‑protests were called for that night, reducing the assessed risk of clashes.
- Around 700 people marched through central Madrid displaying Falangist symbols, singing the Falange anthem, and shouting threats including “Pedro Sánchez, tiro en la nuca,” under police surveillance.
- The Government Delegation says it will initiate sanctions under the Democratic Memory Law and is assessing possible Penal Code offences for hate speech and threats.
- Authorities had initially cited prior disturbances near Ferraz and after a November 9 neonazi rally, while the court affirmed that route selection is part of the right to demonstrate.