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By Toby SterlingAMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of protesters marched through Amsterdam on Sunday demanding immediate action against climate change, 10 days before the country holds a general election. Local police said around 70,000 people joined the march, including climate activist Greta Thunberg and former EU climate chief Frans Timmermans, who will lead the combined Labour and Green parties at the upcoming election. Try living on Mars", marched 3.5 kilometres (2.2 miles) through Amsterdam singing, chanting and blowing whistles. Climate issues in general rank lower on most people's priority lists, recent opinion polls have shown. Timmermans' coalition has made tackling climate change one of its main issues and is currently polling in third place, behind two conservative parties who put more emphasis on the need to limit migration.
Persons: Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM, Greta Thunberg, Frans Timmermans, Anouk Mul, Timmermans, Bart Meijer, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Local, Labour, Green, Reuters, Protesters, Police Locations: Amsterdam, Netherlands
[1/3] The leading candidate of the Dutch Labour Party, Frans Timmermans attends The March for Climate and Justice to demand political change before the elections in Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 12 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw Acquire Licensing RightsAMSTERDAM, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of protesters marched through Amsterdam on Sunday demanding immediate action against climate change, 10 days before the country holds a general election. Local police said around 70,000 people joined the march, including climate activist Greta Thunberg and former EU climate chief Frans Timmermans, who will lead the combined Labour and Green parties at the upcoming election. Organisers said the turnout was the largest ever at a climate protest in the Netherlands. Try living on Mars", marched 3.5 kilometres (2.2 miles) through Amsterdam singing, chanting and blowing whistles.
Persons: Frans Timmermans, de Wouw, Greta Thunberg, Anouk Mul, Timmermans, Bart Meijer, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Dutch Labour Party, Climate, REUTERS, Rights, Local, Labour, Green, Reuters, Protesters, Police, Thomson Locations: Amsterdam, Netherlands
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