Summary

Over 200,000 people marched in Munich against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, with organizers claiming 320,000 participants.

The protests, held under the slogan “democracy needs you,” warned against any party collaborating with the AfD, particularly the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), ahead of legislative elections.

  • Clbull@lemmy.world
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    24 days ago

    Aren’t the AfD only doing well in parts of East Germany, which had previously been under decades of Soviet rule?

    This would be a more substantial counter-protest if it occurred in Leipzig or Dresden.

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      24 days ago

      They poll between 11 and 18% in bavaria from what I found. They’re doing best in the east, but unfortunately the entire country has a significant part of the population voting for them.