Pedro Sánchez defends Sarah Santaolalla after the tomb of the Thirteen Roses was vandalized with death threats against her: "It is intolerable"

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has publicly defended political analyst Sarah Santaolalla after the vandalism of the tomb of the Thirteen Roses in La Almudena Cemetery in Madrid, where death threats directed at her appeared. Sánchez has described the events as "unacceptable" and framed them as a direct attack on democratic memory and freedom of expression.

Through a message posted on his personal X account, the head of the Executive has expressed his solidarity with Santaolalla and has firmly condemned the act of vandalism. "The Thirteen Roses represent dignity in the face of fanaticism. Desecrating their memory and threatening a journalist with death is crossing an intolerable line," he stated

In his message, Sánchez also denounced the hateful undertones of these actions and stressed that they have no place in a democratic society. "Hate, misogyny, and fear will not prevail in our democracy," he stated, before concluding with a direct message to the analyst: "My solidarity with Sarah Santaolalla. You are not alone."