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    <title><![CDATA[Ara Balears in English - Protests]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jaime Martínez, cornered by citizen protest]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/jaime-martinez-cornered-by-citizen-protest_1_5632638.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/eb1ba8ad-d007-483a-b42f-57b99f9076b4_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>Thursday's plenary session of Palma City Council (Cort) was dominated by citizen protests. All of them pointed to the mayor, in one way or another, as one of the culprits for their problems. "Mayor, we must talk"; "Martínez, you con artist"; "Mayor, resign," were some of the slogans heard in front of the Palma City Hall, which was protected by the Local Police. According to sources at Cort speaking to ARA Baleares, the security officers, who were controlling who entered the building, had to wear earplugs to endure the noise of the whistles and sirens of the local police officers demanding a planning scheme, which continued from approximately 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM. The noise from outside was also noticeable inside the plenary hall. The governing team was aware of the public participation in the plenary session and limited attendance to 85 people, including the councilors; they even removed some of the benches that had been used in previous sessions. Before entering the plenary hall, there was a security guard at the door with a counter in his hand. This initiative by the municipal government has provoked complaints from the opposition. Podemos Palma has accused the Cort government of "prohibiting" access to social organizations and groups that intended to participate in the plenary session. According to a statement released by the party, the capacity restriction "is a conscious political decision whose objective is to silence the voice of organized citizens and limit the presence of groups critical of municipal policies." </p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura López Rigo]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:49:43 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[The police protest in front of Cort.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The plenary session of the municipal institution has been marked by capacity restrictions, demonstrations and few solutions]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[Common outcry against rural construction: "It's not a government, it's a developer."]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/790f2b6a-66e1-4f46-804e-e6db0c2593c6_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>More than 300 people demonstrated outside the Parliament as part of a mobilization called by the Mallorca Government and the Federation of Neighborhood Associations of Palma, among other groups, against the harm they believe results from the land acquisition law in Palma. The protest coincided with the extraordinary plenary session in which the law is to be approved. "Marga Prohens, speculator," "PP and Vox, government of developers," and "She's not a government, she's a developer" were some of the slogans shouted amid whistles and middle fingers in the air, a sign of disagreement with the regulations. Green T-shirts supporting the islands' native language were also worn at the demonstration.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura López Rigo]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 07 Jul 2025 09:42:43 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Demonstration against the macro-urbanization of Palma]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[More than 300 people have demonstrated in front of Parliament against the land acquisition law.]]></subtitle>
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