Chancellor says protests are ‘strong sign in favour of democracy’ as demonstrators gather in Berlin, Dresden, Hanover and other cities

About 200,000 people have taken to the streets of Germany in further protests against the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Protests on Saturday also took place in Dresden, Mainz and Hanover in a sign of growing alarm at strong public support for AfD.

Roughly 150,000 people flocked to the Reichstag parliament building in Berlin, where protesters gathered under the slogan “We are the Firewall” to protest against right-wing extremism and to show support for democracy.

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  • theinspectorst
    54•11 months ago

    It is really inspiring that so many Germans are coming out to make their voices heard like this. It’s easy to tell a pollster you don’t like Nazis; but coming out on the streets week-after-week in the middle of winter like they’ve been doing recently shows commitment.