Angry Ones vacate camp

Published on 13 June 2011 at 10:05

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"Angry Ones abandon [Puerta del] Sol," headlines ABC, in the wake of the15-M movement’s decision to dismantle its camp in the Madrid square since 16 May. The "final initiative on the day of goodbyes" was a demonstration in the centre of the capital that ended outside the Spanish parliament, which has been targeted by the "indignados" in recent days. "The new goal will be to extend the movement to the neighbourhoods and to keep the challenge to state institutions alive," continues the Madrid daily. And this "after the 25-day extralegal occupation of public space and the intolerable passivity of the ministry of the interior, which has brought to light the double dealing of socialist Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, who is both a minister and a candidate" for the post of prime minister in the next general elections. The conservative daily argues that "the pretexts [for the lack of state intervention] are not credible. The law must be respected by everyone, and that includes both public authorities and citizens."

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