Thousands of Romanians marched through their capital on Thursday to demand the resignation of their government for imposing harsh austerity measures in order to receive international loans for the nation’s battered economy.
It was one of the largest protests in recent times in Bucharest and came after a week of sometimes violent anti-government demonstrations.
“We want decent salaries and pensions,” said one protester who only identified himself as Tudor, a 43-year-old locksmith. “We want change _ from the top to the bottom.”
Another protester, a 55-year-old nurse named Lorelei said, “We wouldn’t have needed to have austerity measures if our governments hadn’t stolen so much and bled us dry.” She said she has attended
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