Last weekend around 160 000 people marched in Berlinto protest the fresh concessions of German Conservatives against the far right alternate for Germany (AfD). On Saturday, February 8, another demonstration was held that attracted an even bigger crowd.
W Munich on the streets – according to police estimates – gathered About $250,000. Germans protesting against AfD. Originally, the organizers of the “Democracy Needs You!” rally counted for 75,000 participants. Eventually, however, they found that there could have been even more of them than the service statistic claimed. The AFP Agency reported that any are talking about over 300,000 gathered.
Huge protests in Germany. Citizens say no to the far right
The organizers reported that the Munich march was aimed at sending a "strong signal for diversity, human dignity, cohesion and democracy". Collected to express their opposition, they waved banners on which inscriptions specified as “Red Card for AfD” or “Democracy or Weidel + Musk” were displayed.
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Demonstrations against the far right took place on Saturday besides in another German cities. According to the German press agency dpa in Bremen On the streets came ok. 25,000. persons, in Hanover Okay. 24,000., Rostock Okay. 3,000.
AfD as the far right was isolated for years in the German government. However, on January 29, Bundestag supported by a tiny majority the proposal for a charity, which calls, among others, for return at the borders of asylum seekers in Germany. This was achieved thanks to the voices of the AfD, which caused outrage to any of the German public. Finally, the draft law on the regulation of immigration did not get the majority in the German Parliament.
Elections to the German Parliament. The candidate for Chancellor excluded cooperation
W Germany elections to Bundestag (one of the chambers of the German Parliament -red.). Despite the strong reluctance of most German society, the AfD organization gains in the polls. It ranks on second place behind the inactive leading chade.
Some German politicians curse that will not cooperate with the far right. This position was expressed, among others, by the most serious German Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz, leader of the chadeks. He expressed his readiness to talk to the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Greens, but excluded cooperation with AfD.
– After the election we will see what are the possibilities of creating a majority in the German Bundestag – announced Merz.
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At the same time, the candidate for Chancellor stressed that the CDU advocates Political decisions for the West, the European Union, the euro and NATO. – AfD fundamentally questions all of this and wants to find his salvation and peace, kneeling before Putin – the leader of the chadecia assessed.
– It's not our policy. And only for these reasons will there be no form of cooperation, or even government participation or tolerance in any form. We would betray our country. I would betray the soul of the CDU if I motion even a tiny finger to conduct specified a policy in Germany," added Merz.
The election for the Bundestag will take place on 23 February.
