Czechs Say Billionaire Leader Must Resign in Mass Protests
- Demonstrators accuse Premier Babis of conflict of interest
- Babis has repeatedly vowed not to quit despite demonstrations
Protesters attend an Anti-Government protest at the Letna plain on Nov. 16.
Photographer: Gabriel Kuchta/Getty Images
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Hundreds of thousands of Czechs thronged the streets of Prague in one of the largest anti-government protests in the country since the fall of communism, calling on their billionaire prime minister to step down.
The European Union member’s demonstrations came on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution and are part of a global wave of discontent triggered by corruption and abuses of human rights and the rule of law.