Diario Sur - Diario de Málaga. Noticias de Malaga

Sections

Services

Highlight

Delete
The march held in the centre of Malaga on Tuesday afternoon.
Protests held across Andalucía in defence of equal rights and gender laws

Protests held across Andalucía in defence of equal rights and gender laws

There was a noisy demonstration outside the parliament in Seville on Tuesday and thousands also thronged into the centre of Malaga

A. M. ROMERO / I. GELIBTER

Friday, 18 January 2019, 10:17

Compartir

The vote by regional MPs for the new president of the Junta de Andalucía was accompanied by protests in towns and cities across the region.

In the regional capital, Seville, 3,000 people gathered at the doors of the parliament building on Tuesday, the first day of the debate on the investiture of Juanma Moreno.

The demonstrators were protesting against perceived risks to equal rights and gender violence laws in the incoming PP-Cs coalition, and most had arrived on coaches hired by the outgoing PSOE party.

The vicepresident of the central government in Madrid, Carmen Calvo (PSOE), said that the noisy protest was an exercise in "freedom of expression".

The new regional government is supported by the votes of far-right Vox, who have said they want to change gender and equality laws and put more emphasis back on the family. Although slight concessions have been made to Vox by the PP to secure their MPs votes in Andalucía, both the PP and Cs have roundly rejected Vox's radical policy. However, Vox said it was largely happy with Moreno's investiture speech in the end.

In Malaga, an evening march took place where participants called for no backwards steps in gender violence or LGBTI protection.

Publicidad

Top 50
  1. 1 Project to modernise and revitalise six streets in Costa del Sol town draws to an end
  2. 2 Costa del Sol public swimming pool to reopen in summer after three-million-euro investment
  3. 3 Costa del Sol town confirms date for new market after failure to announce postponement sparked anger
  4. 4 Excellent weather attracts huge turn-out for residents' day festivities in Torremolinos
  5. 5 This is the foodie fair where you can try different flavours of the traditional gazpacho dish in Malaga province this weekend
  6. 6 This is the moment dolphins were spotted unusually close to the shore on the Costa del Sol
  7. 7 Seville's world-famous April fair offers grand display of culture, tradition, revelry and pride
  8. 8 New Costa del Sol health centre set to open in 2027
  9. 9 Surreal moment Malaga CF player sells match-worn shirt to fan is caught on camera
  10. 10 Road in poor state in Malaga province 'must be urgently repaired' say local residents

Publicidad

Publicidad

Publicidad

Espacios grises

Reporta un error en esta noticia

* Campos obligatorios

Política de privacidad