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Demonstrations rock Spain
THOUSANDS OF people have taken to the streets across Spain to protest against the ongoing economic crisis and to call for a boycott of the mainstream parties at Sunday’s elections.
Recruited over the Internet – on sites such as Spanish Revolution and Real Democracy – many are young and unemployed and from a group tagged by the International Monetary Fund as the country’s potential ‘lost generation’.
Protests began in Madrid where demonstrators defied a ban to gather and camp out in Puerta del Sol – the plaza being renamed ‘Solution Square’ and covered in banners – and ignored hundreds of riot police.
And despite being dispersed by police earlier this week, the crowds have continued to return each day calling for electoral reform and an end to corruption within the corridors of power.
Their stand has sparked similar action across Spanish cities such as Barcelona, Valencia, Zaragoza, Palma de Majorca – and even outside the Spanish Embassy in London’s Belgrave Square.
Protesters have pledged to stay in Madrid until Spain goes to the polls on Sunday and it is understood marches are planned across the country on Saturday, normally seen as a day of reflection before polling day.
The ban on the Madrid rally – echoed by authorities across Spain – was made because it could adversely affect the final days of campaigning and the freedom of citizens with a right to vote.
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