Demonstrations against the CDU and AfD: We are the fire wall!

Demonstrations against the CDU and AfD: We are the fire wall!

On Friday, January 31, a rally will take place in Wiesbaden under the motto "We are the fire wall". The event begins at 6 p.m. on the Derne site and is organized by several organizations and parties, including DGB, Greens, SPD and Linke. The reason for the event is the latest political developments in the Bundestag, where a majority of CDU/CSU, FDP, Los -Fractional and the AfD has promoted a tightening of migration policy. This could lead to the adoption of the so -called influx limitation law, which the organizers consider as a "political dam broken".

CDU party leader Friedrich Merz assured in November 2023 that there would be no majorities with the AfD. Nevertheless, numerous protests against this cooperation are currently taking place nationwide. The organizers in Wiesbaden criticize that the measures adopted endanger fundamental rights and include border closures and unlimited detainees that contradict both German and European law. They are calling for European cooperation in migration policy.

protests in several cities

The upcoming protests in Wiesbaden are part of a larger movement that takes place in many German cities. According to Tagesschau , tens of thousands of people have demonstrated nationwide against the cooperation between the Union and AfD. In Berlin, thousands gathered in front of the CDU party center, with the police counting around 6,000 participants. The mood was peaceful, although security authorities warned of an unsafe leaving the meeting place. The protests were organized by the "Together against Right" initiative and had the motto "No cooperation with the AfD".

in Munich also mobilized several thousand people to demonstrate against the plans of the CSU. There the police estimated the number of participants at least 7,000. Over 10,000 people also came together in Freiburg, and around 7,000 people demonstrated against the Union and the AfD in Hanover. The demonstrations in these cities were peaceful and show the broad rejection of the cooperation between the established parties and the Afd.

call to participate and sign

The organizers of the Wiesbaden rally invite everyone to position themselves against this “taboo break”. The demonstration train will pass the CDU state center to set a clear sign. In view of the political situation, the civil protest is more important than ever, and the mobilizations in several German cities illustrate that many people stand up against the strengthening of the extreme right and campaign for a human migration policy.

In addition to the demonstrating citizens, the reporting by Merkurist will continue to pursue the developments. The upcoming protests are a sign of resistance to political decisions that are considered threatening for social values. The concerns about fundamental rights and the sometimes aggressive racist tendencies in today's politics are a major challenge that focus on such demonstrations.