The continuation of massive protests against the extreme right in Germany
Massive protests against extreme rightists and in support of democracy were held today in many German cities and states. |
Germans have been taking to the streets to protest right-wing extremism for several weeks. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in several cities on Saturday. Several demonstrations were also held this Sunday. According to the police, around 16,500 people demonstrated in Bremen. Other demonstrations have been recorded in other cities such as Lübeck and Magdeburg.
Yesterday, according to police reports, more than 150,000 people gathered in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin to protest for democracy and against the right wing. Hate and extreme party alternative to Germany to demonstrate. The organizer of these protests was an alliance called Hand in Hand consisting of 300 thousand participants. It was not only in the capital that many people took to the streets: in Dresden, organizers said, 30,000 people marched under the slogan “We are the wall of fire”. The police did not provide specific and precise information about the number of participants. According to police information, about 30,000 people gathered in Freiburg, about 25,000 people in Augsburg and about 10,000 people in Krefeld. lead to a long-term protest movement. Siddiq works at the Center for Conflict Research at Philips University Marburg. According to him, although there is still no clear goal, the demonstrators can claim success. Olaf Schultz, the German Prime Minister, called the numerous demonstrations on Platform X a “strong sign” to support democracy and described the constitution.
Karl Lauterbach shared a photo of the protests in Berlin on X, showing him next to the leader of the Social Democratic Party and fellow party member Saskia Scan and European Parliament vice-president Katharina Barley shows. Lauterbach wrote: “The large demonstration against the right wing in front of the Reichstag is a clear sign. “The vast majority of people do not want to let the extreme Alternative for Germany and quasi-Nazi party destroy democracy and prosperity,” the post said. It is a real danger.”
Results of a poll show that the majority of citizens in Germany welcome anti-rightist demonstrations. 55 percent supported these protests in the INSA survey for Bild am Sonntag. However, 26 percent reject it – 12 percent do not care about the protests.
The poll also asked participants whether democracy in Germany is at risk. 61% of the surveyed people see this issue, but a third of the surveyed people do not classify German democracy as being in danger. Let the streets come. In Frankfurt am Main, 7,000 participants are expected to take part in a demonstration under the slogan “Frankfurt stands for democracy”. More marches in other regions and states of Germany are planned for this day.
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