Sunday 14 April 2013

Thousands protest against scandal-hit Spanish monarchy

 

 


Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Madrid on Sunday to demand the abdication of Spain's scandal-hit monarchy.Waving thousands of red, gold and purple republican flags, the crowd chanted: "Tomorrow, Spain will be republican".

"Nobody elected the king," said protester Veronica Ruiz. "We want a referendum. It would be the fair and democratic way to find out what the people want."

The protest was called to mark the anniversary of the country's Second Republic, proclaimed on April 14, 1931, and followed by 40 years of dictatorship under General Francisco Franco after a 1936-39 civil war.

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