STORMING THE STREETS: Massive Protest in Prague!

An estimated 70,000 people protested on the streets of Prague against the Czech government on Saturday.

The protestors called on the ruling coalition to do more to control soaring energy prices and voiced opposition to the European Union and NATO.

They also demanded authorities take a neutral position on the Ukraine conflict.

Here’s a collection of pictures and videos from Saturday’s enormous protest:

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Prague Czech Republic 🇨🇿 Boom 💣 The People have had 𝙀𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 💣🔥👊 pic.twitter.com/dDuDi1Hwm1

— 𝙍𝙄𝙎𝙀𝙈𝙀𝙇𝘽𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙉𝙀 (@Risemelbourne) September 3, 2022

Prague Czech Republic 🇨🇿 Stunning Scenes 💣 The People demand The Govt stay out of the conflict in Ukraine and provide them with cheap Energy Prices..It's happening everywhere, 𝙀𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 is 𝙀𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝💣🔥👊 pic.twitter.com/gdw9vsnEOD

— 𝙍𝙄𝙎𝙀𝙈𝙀𝙇𝘽𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙉𝙀 (@Risemelbourne) September 3, 2022

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Huge rally in #Prague, #Czech Republic, against #EnergyPrices and demanding neutrality over #NATO's war against #Russia. https://t.co/et7YIgbm6J pic.twitter.com/BYe0NVyj52

— tim anderson (@timand2037) September 3, 2022

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Reuters reported:

Organisers of the demonstration from a number of far-right and fringe political groups including the Communist party, said the central European nation should be neutral militarily and ensure direct contracts with gas suppliers, including Russia.

Police estimates put the number of protesters at around 70,000 by mid-afternoon.

“The aim of our demonstration is to demand change, mainly in solving the issue of energy prices, especially electricity and gas, which will destroy our economy this autumn,” event co-organizer Jiri Havel told iDNES.cz news website.

The protest at Wenceslas Square in the city centre was held a day after the government survived a no-confidence vote amid opposition claims of inaction against inflation and energy prices.

The vote showed how Europe’s energy crisis is fuelling political instability as soaring power prices stoke inflation, already at levels unseen in three decades.

Prime Minister Petr Fiala, who leads the centre-right, five-party coalition, told CTK news service on Saturday that the protesters did not have the country’s best interests at heart.

“The protest on Wenceslas Square was called by forces that are pro-Russian, are close to extreme positions and are against the interests of the Czech Republic,” he said.

AP News added:

Some of the groups represented at the demonstration included the major anti-migrant populist Freedom and Direct Democracy party and the Communist Party.

The protesters demanded the resignation of the current coalition government led by conservative Prime Minister Petr Fiala, criticizing it for a number of issues, including its Western-oriented policies.

They condemned the government for its support of the sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine and accused it of not being able to tackle soaring energy prices. The demonstrators also criticized NATO, and the European Union and the 27-nation bloc’s plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions and reach climate neutrality. The country belong to both organizations.

In Italy, they’re burning electric bills.

Residents of Naples burned their energy bills and besieged the town hall.

People in Naples burn their energy bills and besiege the town hall: "We don't pay the bills! Now it will be chaos!" In Naples they don't joke. pic.twitter.com/X2ZN82AfAT

— RadioGenoa (@RadioGenoa) September 2, 2022

Residents of the United Kingdom and Ireland shared astronomical energy bills on social media earlier this week.

“How in the Name of God is This Possible”: Europeans Share Massive Energy Bills Ahead of ‘Terrifying Winter’