Thousands of protesters rallied in the streets across Spain Thursday night calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy over “allegations he received payoffs from a slush fund before his party won elections in 2011.”

The protests turned violent as baton-wielding police injured several protesters.

The allegations of greed and corruption against the leader of the Popular Party (PP) come as the country suffers from soaring unemployment and biting austerity.

The Telegraph reports that former political party treasurer

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Barcenas also alleges that the corruption was going on for two decades.

And last week, text messages by Rajoy were revealed in which he showed support for Barcenas.