Pro-republican demonstration fills streets of Madrid
Monday, April 15, 2013 @ 1:35 PM
THOUSANDS of demonstrators gathered in the Plaza Cibeles in Madrid today (Sunday) calling for Spain to go back to being a republic.
On the 82nd anniversary of the Second Republic and a year to the day of King Juan Carlos being caught on camera having just killed an elephant in Botswana – leading to his being forced to resign as president of the WWF – protesters carried flags in the Republican red, yellow and blue with matching T-shirts and even street name signs bearing the title 'Avenida de la República'.
They claim the monarchy has had its day and that a 'change in system' is needed to 'return to democracy' so that 'the power is in the hands of the people'.
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