00:00Thousands of protesters in Spain on Saturday took part in Madrid's second court March for Dignity,
00:07with demonstrators calling for a general election and voicing their support for Ceuta amid the autonomous city's ongoing migrant crisis.
00:17The demonstration, which was organized by right-leaning civil society platforms, conservative and far-right parties,
00:24set off from the Plaza de Sibeles and headed towards the Arco del Triomphe in Monclero.
00:30The central government's representative in Madrid put the turnout at around 20,000,
00:36while the organizers of the protest said some 180,000 people participated.
00:42The protest comes almost two months after the mass influx of migrants to Ceuta, where the situation remains unresolved.
00:50A separate March for Dignity, held at the end of July, saw tens of thousands of people come together
00:56to demand Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez resign and for snap elections to be held.
01:02According to the government delegation, that demonstration drew around 40,000 people,
01:08while organizers put the figure as high as 120,000.
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