Huge protests in Germany: 250,000 people mobilized against the right!
Huge protests in Germany: 250,000 people mobilized against the right!
On Saturday, February 8, 2025, numerous rallies were held all over Germany under the motto "Against Right". The aim of these activities is to set a strong sign against hate, agitation and exclusion. According to wdr , over 250,000 people gathered in Munich alone to stand up for a diverse and democratic society.
Other cities in which demonstrated are Stuttgart, Frankfurt am Main, Hanover, Bremen, Wuppertal, Aachen, Duisburg, Gütersloh, Bergisch Gladbach, Gummersbach and Euskirchen. In Dortmund, the police counted around 2,900 participants, while the organizers spoke of around 5,000 people. The demonstration was peaceful, apart from the occasional hooded persons who were geographically assigned to Antifa.
demonstrations in several cities
In the Münsterland, two demonstrations took place: in Münster, the group "Grandma's Against Right" organized a human chain with around 200 participants, while in Ahaus 1,000 people occurred for democracy and diversity. According to the police, around 10,000 people came together in Wuppertal. In Minden, 4,000 participants demonstrated for democracy and diversity. A demo with originally 200 to 2,000 participants was registered in Siegen, but only about 150 people appeared. Likewise, 500 people in Paderborn defended themselves against an AfD election campaign event.
The weekend started in Bielefeld on Friday, where around 25,000 people took part in a first demonstration. For the coming Sunday, further demonstrations in cities such as Kleve, Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Cologne, Winterberg and Selm are planned in North Rhine-Westphalia.
social commitment and political preferences
These protest actions are part of a larger wave of civil society engagement in Germany. According to democrateam.org , the commitment of the participants in demonstrations has been stabilized both at the beginning of the year and in June and contributed to the deprivation of civil society work. In particular, new, broader alliances against right -wing extremism have emerged, which are supported by the continuing protests. Alina Fuchs from the Friedrich Ebert Foundation emphasized that such protests have a effect.
A survey shows that the citizens surveyed support a wide bundle of measures against right -wing extremism. Over 90 percent require better information about right -wing extremists and increased support for people who are at risk of right -wing violence. In addition, most respondents reject cooperation with right -wing extremists in parliaments and are against the takeover of right -wing extremists by politicians from other parties.
The composition of the demonstrators, which often come from a high level of education and a left -wing milieu of the upper middle class, is striking. Politically, 64 percent of the participants tended to choose the Greens in the last Bundestag election, followed by the left and the SPD, while the CDU and FDP horn significantly. At this point, the influence of such mass protests on the mobilization and public perception of right-wing extremism, as well as a comprehensive analysis on end station on the right| Details | |
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