About 25,000 rally in Madrid in support of Spain’s state pension scheme

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Manifestantes de todo o país marcharam por Madrid no sábado, antes das eleições gerais do próximo mês.

The pressure on Spain’s state pension scheme is being driven by several factors, including an ageing population, a low birth rate and wage stagnation, as well as a declining ratio of workers to pensioners.

Demonstrators are concerned that the state pension scheme could be significantly weakened depending on who wins next month’s election. The country’s monthly pension bill hit a record high this year of almost 14.

Manifestantes marcharam da estação de trem de Atocha até a Gran Via, a rua mais movimentada e famosa de Madrid.

Several of the demonstrators carried banners reading “protect and guarantee our pensions”.

Manifestantes exigem que as pensões permaneçam indexadas à inflação e pedem a eliminação da diferença de gênero nas pensões.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has accused the right-wing Popular Party (PP) of planning to weaken inflation-linked pension increases if it wins next month’s election.

No entanto, o líder Alberto Nunez Feijoo disse na segunda‑feira que continuaria a aumentar as pensões de acordo com a inflação se o seu partido vencer a votação.

Sanchez has pledged to protect pensions if he remains in office and says the current pension system is affordable.

The system has gradually become more reliant on state funding because of a growing number of pensioners and increases in monthly payments.

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