Pensioners Rally in Zagreb Demanding Government Resignation

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1. umirovljenik (m.)
   Osoba koja je prestala raditi zbog starosti ili invaliditeta i prima mirovinu. ↩︎
2. protestirati
   Javno izraziti neslaganje ili nezadovoljstvo nekom situacijom ili odlukom. ↩︎
3. siromaštvo (n.)
   Stanje kada netko nema dovoljno sredstava za osnovne životne potrebe. ↩︎
4. korupcija (f.)
   Nezakonito i neetičko postupanje pojedinaca s ciljem osobne koristi. ↩︎
5. ostavka (f.)
   Dobrovoljno povlačenje s dužnosti ili položaja. ↩︎
6. protivljenje (n.)
   Izraz neslaganja ili otpora prema nečemu. ↩︎

Translation

Text Comprehension

Question: Who organized the protest in Zagreb?

Question: What are the pensioners unhappy about?

Vocabulary

Croatian	English
umirovljenik (m.)	pensioner
protestirati	protest
siromaštvo (n.)	poverty
korupcija (f.)	corruption
ostavka (f.)	resignation
protivljenje (n.)	opposition

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The demonstrators voiced their discontent with the nation’s leadership, calling for the resignation of the government. Milivoj Špika, the president of BUZ, emphasized this demand as a cornerstone of the protest’s agenda.

As part of a broader movement, pensioners shone lights in several cities across Croatia on the previous Sunday evening. This was a symbolic act to challenge what they described as the “darkness of the ruling HDZ party.” The protestors are determined to continue their actions, insisting that “something needs to be done” and “measures must be taken,” according to Lidija, a participant from Zagreb.

Further emphasizing their dissatisfaction, the pensioners criticized the Prime Minister’s pledge that the average pension will increase to 800 euros by the end of his term. They plan to escalate their campaign, indicating future actions like a temporary halt in tram services presumed to occur on Monday as a symbolic act.

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