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Czechs rally in capital to demand government’s resignation over cost of living and war in Ukraine

(16 Sep 2023) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Wenceslas Square, Prague - 16 September 2023 1. Wide of protesters on Wenceslas Square in Prague, man drumming 2. Wide of a protester waving a Czech flag 3. Close of a banner with a caricature of Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala 4. Close of a protester applauding. 5. SOUNDBITE (Czech) Jindrich Rajchl, protest organizer: "We're just wasting lives and we're just wasting money out of our pockets. This war must end as soon as possible, because the only way forward for Europe is peace. " 6. Wide of protesters applauding. 7. Close of a banner reading (Czech): "Peace! The warmongers and the dismal Czech government - behind bars." 8. SOUNDBITE (Czech) Jindrich Rajchl, protest organizer: "We don't want in Straka's Academy (seat of the Czech Government), the government of the EU, or American, or Ukrainian. We don't even want a Russian government or a Chinese government. We want there the Czech government of the Czech citizens." 9. Close of a protester applauding 10. Close of Czech flags, signs and a banner reading (Czech) "No to war." 11. Wide of protesters 12. SOUNDBITE (Czech) Tomas Dvorak, protester: "I want the government to either resign or to govern fairly and administer its country, to govern this country for its own benefit and not for the benefit of other countries and foreign capital." 13. Mid of police 14. Wide of protest STORYLINE: Thousands of Czechs rallied in the capital on Saturday to demand the government’s resignation over high energy and other prices as well as the war in Ukraine. The protest united far-right with far-left forces and was the third such rally at Prague’s Wenceslas Square this year that was organized by a new political party known as PRO. The demonstrators repeatedly chanted a message for the five-party ruling coalition to “resign.” The head of the populist group, Jindrich Rajchl, blamed the government “for following orders from Brussels,” criticized the country’s support for Ukraine and its close ties with the United States. His group, whose name in English stands for Law, Respect, Expertise, has no seats in parliament. Some demonstrators demanded the country quit NATO. The protesters were planning to march to the Interior Ministry building in Prague. AP Video shot by Jan Gerbert =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...