November 3, 2015 UPDATE
25,000 people took to the streets in downtown Bucharest
România Internațional, 03.11.2015, 23:20
Thousands of protesters marched in downtown Bucharest on Tuesday night, their number standing at some 25,000 according to estimates by the Romanian Gendarmerie. The march started in University Square, continued in Victory Square, in front of the Interior Ministry, the Constitution Square and Bucharests District 4 City Hall. The protest was organized on social networks, in the wake of Friday nights tragedy at Colectiv Club.
Chanting slogans like Resignation, resignation, “Solidarity and toting signs reading Corruption kills or “We are the generation that changes history, the protesters called for the resignations of Prime Minister Victor Ponta, Deputy Prime Minister Gabriel Oprea and Cristian Popescu –Piedone, the mayor of Bucharest’s fourth district, where Colectiv Club in located.The day was also marked by protests against the government
and of the political class in general, floral tributes, prayers and religious
masses in several big cities across Romania: Braila, Ramnicu
Vlacea, Sibiu, Miercurea Ciuc, Cluj Napoca, Alba-Iulia, Brasov.
Romanias President Klaus Iohannis posted a message on his Facebook page writing that “it is a street movement, emerging from peoples wish to see their human condition and dignity respected. I understood that they rightfully call for and expect that someone assumes political responsibility. The next step should be taken by politicians, who cant ignore such a feeling of revolt.
