The Partido Popular of Miguelturra, in the province of Ciudad Real, has made public its condemnation of the "vandal attack" suffered at its municipal headquarters, whose façade has appeared with various graffiti, an incident that the 'populares' consider "an act that violates respect, political freedom, and democratic coexistence".
In a statement, the local PP describes the situation, assuring: "This is how our local headquarters dawns. For many years we hadn't suffered an attack of these characteristics. It is regrettable to see how behaviors we believed had been overcome return and remind us of the worst years of political intolerance".
The officials of the Partido Popular in Miguelturra state that they "deeply" regret that, "after so many years," the headquarters is again turned into a target of aggression, something they describe as "a situation that especially worries us because it represents a step back in the values of respect, pluralism, and coexistence that must preside over any democratic society".
The statement also emphasizes that "especially worrying is that these events occurred coinciding with a day of general strike," and stresses that "the legitimate right to strike and to demonstrate, fundamental pillars of our democracy, cannot serve as cover or an excuse for acts of vandalism or intimidation against those who think differently. Peaceful protest deserves all respect; violence and threats, no justification".
The text concludes with a direct message to the authors of the graffiti: "To those who intend to intimidate us we say loud and clear that they are not going to achieve it. They are not going to scare us, they are not going to silence us, and they are not going to prevent us from continuing to defend our ideas freely. Not one step back in the face of intolerance and violence".