LONDRES (AP) — Cientos de miles de manifestantes anti-Brexit abarrotaron el centro de Londres el sábado, exigiendo que el gobierno británico controlado por los conservadores realice un nuevo referendo sobre si Gran Bretaña debe de quedarse o salir de la Unión Europea.
La Marcha Electoral del Pueblo convergió en el Parlamento británico. Los manifestantes portaron banderas de la Unión Europea y carteles elogiando las viejas relaciones entre Gran Bretaña y el continente europeo.
A las manifestaciones llegaron personas de todas partes del país, decididas a obligar al gobierno de la primera ministra Theresa May a alterar su marcha hacia el Brexit.
El líder liberal demócrata Vince Cable, invitado a encabezar la marcha, dijo que la multitud era impresionante y estaba unida.
A protester smiles during a Peoples Vote anti-Brexit march in London, Saturday, March 23, 2019. Anti-Brexit protesters swarmed the streets of central London by the tens of thousands on Saturday, demanding that Britain’s Conservative-led government hold a new referendum on whether Britain should leave the European Union. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A demonstrator holds a holds a poster during a Peoples Vote anti-Brexit march in London, Saturday, March 23, 2019. The march, organized by the People’s Vote campaign is calling for a final vote on any proposed Brexit deal. This week the EU has granted Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May a delay to the Brexit process. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A demonstrator and her dog wait for the start of a Peoples Vote anti-Brexit march in London, Saturday, March 23, 2019. The march, organized by the People’s Vote campaign is calling for a final vote on any proposed Brexit deal. This week the EU has granted Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May a delay to the Brexit process. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Children wait for the start of a Peoples Vote anti-Brexit march in London, Saturday, March 23, 2019. The march, organized by the People’s Vote campaign is calling for a final vote on any proposed Brexit deal. This week the EU has granted Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May a delay to the Brexit process. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A demonstrator leads a dog wearing a suit in the EU colors during a Peoples Vote anti-Brexit march in London, Saturday, March 23, 2019. The march, organized by the People’s Vote campaign is calling for a final vote on any proposed Brexit deal. This week the EU has granted Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May a delay to the Brexit process. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Demonstrators carry posters during a Peoples Vote anti-Brexit march in London, Saturday, March 23, 2019. The march, organized by the People’s Vote campaign is calling for a final vote on any proposed Brexit deal. This week the EU has granted Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May a delay to the Brexit process. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A demonstrator carries a dog on his shoulders during a Peoples Vote anti-Brexit march in London, Saturday, March 23, 2019. The march, organized by the People’s Vote campaign is calling for a final vote on any proposed Brexit deal. This week the EU has granted Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May a delay to the Brexit process. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Demonstrators carry posters and flags during a Peoples Vote anti-Brexit march in London, Saturday, March 23, 2019. The march, organized by the People’s Vote campaign is calling for a final vote on any proposed Brexit deal. This week the EU has granted Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May a delay to the Brexit process. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
A demonstrator in an astronaut suit carries a sign during a Peoples Vote anti-Brexit march in London, Saturday, March 23, 2019. The march, organized by the People’s Vote campaign is calling for a final vote on any proposed Brexit deal. This week the EU has granted Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May a delay to the Brexit process. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A child on a man’s shoulders carries a poster during a Peoples Vote anti-Brexit march in London, Saturday, March 23, 2019. The march, organized by the People’s Vote campaign is calling for a final vote on any proposed Brexit deal. This week the EU has granted Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May a delay to the Brexit process. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
A woman smiles as she participates in a Peoples Vote anti-Brexit march in London, Saturday, March 23, 2019. The march, organized by the People’s Vote campaign is calling for a final vote on any proposed Brexit deal. This week the EU has granted Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May a delay to the Brexit process. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
An effigy of British Prime Minister Theresa May is wheeled through Trafalgar Square during a Peoples Vote anti-Brexit march in London, Saturday, March 23, 2019. The march, organized by the People’s Vote campaign is calling for a final vote on any proposed Brexit deal. This week the EU has granted Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May a delay to the Brexit process. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
A Boris Johnson lookalike holds a puppet of British Prime Minister Theresa May as he poses for a photo next to placards and banners that are placed outside the Cabinet office in Whitehall during a Peoples Vote anti-Brexit march in London, Saturday, March 23, 2019. Anti-Brexit protesters swarmed the streets of central London by the tens of thousands on Saturday, demanding that Britain’s Conservative-led government hold a new referendum on whether Britain should leave the European Union. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Demonstrators carry posters and flags during a Peoples Vote anti-Brexit march in London, Saturday, March 23, 2019. The march, organized by the People’s Vote campaign is calling for a final vote on any proposed Brexit deal. This week the EU has granted Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May a delay to the Brexit process. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
A demonstrator wears a sticker on her forehead during a Peoples Vote anti-Brexit march in London, Saturday, March 23, 2019. The march, organized by the People’s Vote campaign is calling for a final vote on any proposed Brexit deal. This week the EU has granted Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May a delay to the Brexit process. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
“Ha venido mucha gente de todo tipo, de todas las edades y de todo el país”, tuiteó. “Somos un país que ahora prefiere el ‘Quedarse’, con 60% en favor de detener el caos del Brexit”.
La policía no dijo cuanta gente llegó. El legislador independiente Chuka Umunna y otras personas que quieren otro referendo del Brexit calcularon que llegaron alrededor de un millón de personas.
Más de cuatro millones de personas apoyaron un pedido electrónico esta semana en favor de revocar el Artículo 50, que desató formalmente el proceso de Brexit.