Government ministers march divided against gender violence

The

has been celebrated with different marches throughout Spain, in which the different sensibilities of the feminist movement have been evidenced.

In Madrid, for example, two separate marches have been held: in one of them, attended by several PSOE ministers, the resignation of Irene Montero has been called for.

In another, on the other hand, support for the head of Equality has been expressed.

Hundreds of people, more than a thousand according to the organizers, have joined the demonstration in Madrid called by the

that started after 6:30 p.m. at the confluence of Gran Vía and Alcalá streets and in which they were able to hearing shouts of "Here we are, the feminists" and "Irene Montero, resign" in the presence of several PSOE ministers.

Presided over by a banner with the slogan "Machismo kills, rapes, exploits and erases women. Enough Ya!", the protesters also carried banners with other themes such as "I don't want to feel brave when I go out, I want to feel free". or "With our Iranian sisters."

In addition, to chant the dismissal of the minister, which has been answered with booing by people who were watching the march, a large banner with the same motto has also been seen during the tour.

Behind the "Free and Equal Women" banner, the Vice President of the Government, Nadia Calviño and two other ministers, the Government Spokesperson, Isabel Rodríguez, and the Industry Spokesperson, Reyes Maroto, as well as the Vice President of Congress,

, or his secretary for Equality,

.

This demonstration has followed the same route as the one called last 8-M by feminist associations also critical of the Trans Law promoted by the Ministry of Irene Montero and which is currently being processed by Congress.

This feminist group considers that the new bill "erases women" and claims that "being a woman is not a feeling."

Irene Montero, in Vallecas

The Minister for Equality, for her part, attended the rally called by the

that took place at 7:30 p.m.

Irene Montero was accompanied by the Podemos candidate for mayor of Madrid,

.

The 8M feminist movement has also called different mobilizations in the capital.

This organization will hold its own rally in different neighborhoods, in this case under the slogan "Faced with the culture of violence, feminisms are our response."

Demonstrations against gender violence have also taken place this 25-N in dozens of cities throughout Spain.

In Barcelona, ​​the Minister for Transport, Mobility and the Urban Agenda, Raquel Sánchez, has shown her support for Irene Montero, in the face of the "political violence" she has suffered this week, and has issued a clear warning in this regard: "If They insult her, they insult us all."

Accompanied by the secretary for Feminist Policies of the PSC and deputy in Congress,

, among other socialist leaders, Sánchez has made clear her party's "rejection" of sexist abuse, "the cruelest of violence against women", exercised "just for the fact of being women".

In addition to showing her solidarity against the victims of abuse and their relatives and children, the minister stressed that progress to legally protect women has "always" come from socialist governments.

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