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Thousands of people demonstrated on Saturday in the main cities of the peninsula to protest once morest soaring prices worsened by the war in Ukraine.
Spaniards, strangled by massive increases in energy, fuel and food prices, responded to a call from the far-right Vox party on Saturday and marched to demand the government leave.
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Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Spain on Saturday to protest once morest soaring food, energy and fuel prices, exacerbated by the war in Ukraine.
Rallies have been held in major cities across the country at the call of the far-right Vox party, which is surfing on growing social discontent over the rising cost of living, with many households struggling to pay their bills. bills.
In front of Madrid’s City Hall, several thousand people gathered, waving Spanish flags and chanting slogans calling for the resignation of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. “Sanchez, you’re garbage, lower our bills!” they shouted.
“We have the worst possible government. It’s not even a government, it’s a misery factory (…) which plunders and extorts the workers through abusive taxes”, affirmed the leader of Vox, Santiago Abascal, to the cheers of the crowd. “We will not leave the streets until this illegitimate government is removed.”
“They say it’s because of Putin, that’s a lie”
This government “takes everything from us”, says Anabel, a 56-year-old protester. “They raise electricity and gas prices and say it’s because of Putin, but that’s a lie. It was like that before.”
Last year, energy prices soared 72% in Spain, one of the biggest increases in the European Union, and costs have risen further since Ukraine invaded Ukraine. Russia. On Monday, Spanish lorry drivers launched an indefinite strike over fuel prices, which quickly turned into multiple roadblocks and protests.
Rising prices also prompted the UGT and CCOO, Spain’s two largest unions, to call a nationwide strike on March 23.
(AFP)