Around 150,000 protest against far-right AfD in Germany
Organisers said 150,000 people marched in about 20 cities as pressure grew for a legal review of the party’s extremist status.
- Tens of thousands demonstrated across Germany on Sunday, rallying in Berlin, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, and Munich against far-right extremism following the AfD's historic election win in Saxony-Anhalt.
- The AfD earned 44 per cent of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt, bringing Germany's far right closer to power than ever since World War II; the party is monitored nationwide as a suspected extremist group.
- In Dusseldorf, around 20,000 people marched 'against the AfD and right-wing hatred,' according to police and organisers; 25,000 marched in Hamburg, while police estimated 18,000 in Berlin.
- North Rhine-Westphalia state premier Hendrik proposed a joint federal-state working group to examine whether a ban on the party could be pursued, though the proposal has met with scepticism.
- Only the Bundestag, the Bundesrat, or the federal government can apply to the Federal Constitutional Court for a party ban, while several state branches including Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt are already classified as extremist.
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Following the landslide victory of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the Saxony-Anhalt state elections, protests erupted across Germany. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in approximately 20 cities, including Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich, demanding a ban on the AfD.
Tens of thousands of people today protested in the main cities of Germany against the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD), which a week ago won the regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt and therefore has the opportunity to rule for the first time a 'Land'. In Berlin, between 13,000 and 14,000 people found themselves from 13 o'clock through seven different marches in a central concentration in front of the municipality, according to data …
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in various German cities against right-wing extremism and the AfD.
Berlin. About 150,000 people took to the streets yesterday in about 20 cities in Germany, according to the organizers, to protest against the extreme right-wing Alternative Party for Germany (AfD, for its acronym in German) after its recent electoral victory in the region of Saxony-Anhalt, in the east of the country.
Protests in more than 35 cities reopen debate on possible constitutional proceedings against the party
Tens of Thousands Protest Far-Right AfD Across Germany After Landmark Election Win
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Germany on Saturday in coordinated demonstrations against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), following the party’s strongest electoral performance to date in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. Protest organizers said around 150,000 people participated in demonstrations in nearly 20 cities, including Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Cologne and Frankfurt. German police confirmed large crow…
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