Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across the Czech Republic to criticize the government, NATO, and the European Union amid skyrocketing prices.
On Saturday, police estimated that 70,000 people went to Wencelas Square in Prague to protest. The demonstrators, they said, were peaceful.
“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. Shromáždění na Václavském náměstí probíhá v klidu a nemuseli jsme zatím řešit žádné vážnější problémy. Počet účastníků ve 14.30h odhadujeme asi na 70 tisíc. pic.twitter.com/9J4QGDEg3j…