Berlin, Mainz, Dresden and Hanover are some of the cities where there were demonstrations under the slogan “We are the firewall.”
Nails 200,000 people They went out this Saturday in the street in Germanymost of them in the capital, Berlinin the fourth week of protests against him far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD). There were also protests in cities like Mainz, Dresden and Hanoverin a sign of the growing alarm for the strong public support for the AfD.
Around 150,000 people came to the building Reichstag parliament in Berlinwhere protesters gathered under the slogan “We are the firewall” to protest against right-wing extremism and show your support for democracy.
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“Whether in Eisenach, Homburg or Berlin: in small and large cities throughout the country, many citizens join together to demonstrate against oblivionagainst hatred and incitement to hatred,” the chancellor wrote in Olaf Scholz.
Scholz He said the protests were “a strong signal in favor of democracy and our Constitution“.
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The success of the AfD fueled concern among the main German parties, which fear that it could sweep three state elections in the east of Germany in September, despite the latest polls showing a slight decline in support.
Jakob Springfeldwho speaks on behalf of the NGO Saxony Solidarity Network, was surprised that the massive demonstrations against the extreme right have taken so long, given that the AfD had already been successful in many smaller communities. “But now there’s a shake. And the fact that the shake is coming gives hopeI think,” he confessed.
Earlier this week, a Forsa poll showed that support for the AfD fell below 20% for the first time since July, with voters citing national demonstrations against the extreme right as the most important issue.
Source: Ambito
