Protesters have begun gathering in central Athens for traditional May Day marches, despite authorities’ pleas to unions to move their demonstrations to next week, after lockdown measures begin easing AP reported.

More than 100 people from the communist party-affiliated PAME union gathered in Athens’s main Syntagma Square, outside Parliament. Holding banners and red flags, and most wearing masks and gloves, the protesters stood roughly 6.5 feet apart from each other as they waited for the march to begin.

Members of the communist-affiliated trade union PAME wear protective masks as they practice social distancing during a rally commemorating May Day, following the coronavirus disease in Athens, Greece. — Reuters
Members of the communist-affiliated trade union PAME wear protective masks as they practice social distancing during a rally commemorating May Day, following the coronavirus disease in Athens, Greece. — Reuters

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