Hundreds of thousands of people also demonstrated today against the far -right in Munich, Hannover, Bremen, Leipzig and other cities.
With central slogans “Munich is colorful” and “Democracy needs you”, more than 200,000 people were gathered in the Bavarian capital, while organizers even talk about 320,000 protesters.
About 24,000 people were demonstrated in Hanover. Speaking to the crowd, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius SPD) described as “breaking a taboo” the recent events in Parliament, with the Christian Union (CDU/CSU) submitting resolutions and bills on immigration that the alternatives were voted for by the alternative Germany (AfD). “We have to try every day for democracy. The door to the far -right must remain closed, “he said.
About 35,000 people also marched in Bremen today, while smaller rallies were still held in Dortmund, Rostok and many cities in Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia, where a total of more than 25,000 people gathered.
In Leipzig, police announced that 1000 people attempted to prevent an AFD pre -election event, with a keynote speaker by the party’s co -chair of Tinos Khroupala.
