Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-06-15
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[01] Rally calling for the government to resign concludes in Athens
[01] Rally calling for the government to resign concludes in Athens
A rally calling for the government to resign concluded peacefully in
central Athens on Wednesday evening, with crowds filling up the main
Vassilisis Sofias and Amalias Avenues.
Hundreds of protesters chanted slogans against the government and held
Greek and European Union flags in a rally that was organized through
social media.
A minor incident occurred when a 30-year-old man who claimed he was an
anarchist tried to burn an EU flag and was pushed away by the crowd.
In Thessaloniki, the rally continued in front of the White Tower where
protesters held banners with the slogans "Resign" and "No parties, no
colours, no unions, just citizens". Others had set up speakers though
which demands of the movement were interspersed with music and held out
a symbolic "red card" to the government.
"We demand a cut in state waste, immediate reforms in all sectors of
everyday life, a drastic cut of VAT and the new direct, indirect taxes
with which we are burdened because of the illusions of the irresponsible
government," said the person reading out the demands through the speakers.
"We say no to divisions and to the creation of fake enemies abroad and
inside the country, because the position of our country in the eurozone
is not negotiable," it was added.
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