streets center of Athens, Thessaloniki and other major Greek cities flooded with protesters this Wednesday. Day General strike public sector Greece is protesting the death of 57 people in a rail accident on the line connecting the country’s two major cities last week.
The protesters called the Greek government “neglect, lack of investment in security and lack of employees“According to the protests, on the Greek rail network that caused the accident that occurred on Tuesday last week, Europe inside last 25 years.
“We won’t survive by chance. We want to live the way we want. Murderers!”, read some posters syntax square just in front of Athens, greek parliament. Although the strike was called for by the main public workers union in the country, it was followed by many other organisations: schools and universities They closed their doors this Wednesday as well.
Since last Tuesday the train has not been running in Greece. Both have no services this Wednesday ferry —keys in country communications—and subway services In big cities, the metro in Athens only works for a few hours in the morning: It was not a measure. minimum servicesrather a way of making it easier for demonstrators to reach Syntagma Square and other smaller squares with more people. demonstrations.
The executive branch of the conservative Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the prime minister of Greece, had planned to anticipate the accident before it happened. parliamentary elections scheduled for July of this year April 9, It’s history now completely up in the air. The stakes are high for the Mitsotakis executive: The polls gave him a victory, albeit a hard one. syriza related to Alexis TsiprasVarious scandals, such as spying on journalists and politicians in recent months, have seriously damaged public opinion. popularity The Prime Minister of Greece.
Reopening at the end of March
“No train will leave until we carry it” Security level to the maximum possible. We hope to complete our tasks by the end of March,” he said. Yorgos Gerapetritchanged on March 1 Kostas Karamanlisex-minister who resigned after the accident.
Only one person so far head of the Larisa railway stationplaced where the accident was preventive prison for an alleged action “Negligent and reckless murder”. However, according to the news of the Greek newspaper on Wednesday. “Kathimerini”Three more people with criminal responsibility for the deaths of 57 people are being investigated. According to the newspaper, those who entered the investigation were others. two station masters And inspector From the Greek Ministry of Transport