Rally calling for the government to resign concludes in Athens

A rather poor crowd of protesters chanted slogans against the government and held Greek and European Union flags in a rally that was organized through social media.
A minor incident occurred when a 30-year-old man who claimed he was an anarchist tried to burn an EU flag and was pushed away by the crowd.
In Thessaloniki, the rally continued in front of the White Tower where protesters held banners with the slogans “Resign” and “No parties, no colours, no unions, just citizens”. Others had set up speakers though which demands of the movement were interspersed with music and held out a symbolic “red card” to the government.
“We demand a cut in state waste, immediate reforms in all sectors of everyday life, a drastic cut of VAT and the new direct, indirect taxes with which we are burdened because of the illusions of the irresponsible government,” said the person reading out the demands through the speakers.
“We say no to divisions and to the creation of fake enemies abroad and inside the country, because the position of our country in the eurozone is not negotiable,” it was added.