Thousands of Romanians march against govt
Thousands of protesters braved the cold to march in Romania's main cities on Saturday, angered by government attempts to water down anti-corruption laws.
In the capital Bucharest, where a major rally is planned for Sunday, around 3,000 people gathered at the seat of government despite sub-zero temperatures.
"We are resisting, we aren't going away" yelled the protesters, who are calling for the left-leaning Social Democrat government, which only took power in December, to stand down
Another 8,000 people took part in protests in the rest of the country, according to the national Agerpres news agency.
These included 3,000 in Timisoara, in the west and around 2,500 at protests in towns of Cluj and Sibiu.
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