Thousands of Spanish people marched through the center of the Spanish capital of Madrid on Saturday to protest against the People's Party (PP) government of Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy.

The march organized by the left wing party Unidos Podemos, who on Friday presented a no-confidence vote against Rajoy in the Spanish Congress, and other left wing organizations, under the hashtag "#We have to kick them out", following the revelations of further corruption scandals involving the PP.

The alleged illegal financing of Rajoy's party is already under investigation in the trial surrounding the ongoing "Gurtel" cash for favors scandal.

Meanwhile the arrest of former president of the Madrid autonomous community Ignacio Gonzalez in April as part of another scandal named "Operation Lezo" revealed further corruption in the Madrid branch of the PP.

Podemos party Secretary Pablo Echenique claimed that not only supporters of Unidos Podemos were present in Madrid, but also "supporters of other parties".

"We have to show that the people are more honest than those in parliament. We have to show them (the PP) that their time is over and the time of impunity has finished," said Echenique.

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