Demonstrations in Spain support the referendum not in Greece – Prensa Latina

July 5, 2015, 10:01 Madrid July 5 (PL) Thousands of people marched today in several cities in Spain to express their support to the Greek people and support voting No in the referendum on the extension of the bailout program of international creditors.

 In the capital and other cities (Bilbao, Tenerife and León) people took to the streets with signs such as “We are all Greece” and Greece says Oxi (not in Greek language) “in demonstrations called by parties as we can and Izquierda Unida, and by civil platforms.

The Hellenic population votes in this conference on the bailout program proposed by the European institutions and the International Monetary Fund, a plan that includes not accepted by the Government of Syriza, led by Alexis Tsipras requirements.

With the referendum, the government seeks to achieve popular support to strengthen their positions at the negotiating table with the troika of creditors and help you get a better deal on the extension of the rescue.

The Spaniards showed their support by voting No because that means rejecting the austerity policies demanded by the troika and applied in Greece in the last five years, which have been an attack on the social fabric.

In a statement read at the demonstration in Madrid, they stated that “under the pretext of rescuing the country from a crisis of sovereign debt, (a) has been brought to the Greek population to a humanitarian crisis without precedent” .

Yesterday the Spanish newspaper El Mundo published an interview with the Greek Minister of Economy and Finance, Varufakis Yanis, who described terrorism that creditors are doing to your country.

“Why they have forced us to close the banks? To instill fear in people. And when I try to spread terror, this phenomenon is called terrorism, “he said.

On Friday, several leftist parties in Spain called the Greek people say No to austerity, and conveyed their Tsipras support for the government.

“The fundamental dilemma is between democracy and austericidio” said spokesman can, Jaime Pastor, who stressed the importance of these votes for the continent’s future.

According to the politician, it is a historic opportunity to fight for a different Europe

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