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"There is no fire, there is no barricade, there is no cobblestone, there is no steel ball, there is no lie, signaling or threat that can stop the illusion of a project like Spain, " said Albert Rivera at the beginning of his speech at the Plaza Sant Jaume , in Barcelona , where 1,700 people with Catalan, Spanish and European flags have come to the call of Citizens "for justice and coexistence" after the serious disturbances of the previous days in the city.

In his speech, the leader of Citizens has once again asked the Government to apply the 155: "If we have an article of the Constitution that allows us to remove a man who cuts roads, who calls violence, who goes by official car and who uses the institutions, who are waiting to throw Torra and go together to defend the Constitution? Outside Torra, we cease Torra, let's go back to the Constitution, "he said among cheers.

And he added that on the occasions when he asked the president of the acting Government, Pedro Sánchez, to apply 155 - "because I knew what was going to happen here" - he "scoffed." "We need a Government of Spain to defend the weak and attack the powerful arbitrary," said the summoned from a small stage mounted in the middle of the square. "I do not want to be president of the Government to have a helicopter or sleep in La Moncloa. I want to be president of the Government to defend all, protect Spanish families and put in prison those who try to break this country."

Catalan, Spanish and Barcelona city flags hang in windows of the City Hall.ANTONIO MORENO

He has also had a few words in defense of the police forces and in support of the injured police: "Do you know who is bothered by the Civil Guard in Catalonia ? To Torra. I am proud that they are in Catalonia. To all those who make us suffering with crime we tell them that they are not occupation forces, they are state security forces and a state has to protect its citizens, "he said.

The violent events that have occurred in the streets of Barcelona during the week, he said, have made him cry. "Seeing a wonderful city turned into a fire, seeing Barcelona as a symbol of radicals has broken my soul, it has broken my heart and made my tears go away." He has said goodbye between shouts of "president, president" and "you are not alone" saying that there is nothing else and

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