Euskirchen in the state of emergency: 550 police officers secure peaceful demo!

Euskirchen in the state of emergency: 550 police officers secure peaceful demo!

On February 15, 2025, Euskirchen experienced a strongly secured demonstration against an AfD campaign event. The SPD and other parties and groups, including the Evangelical Church, were behind the protest to defend democracy. The organizers, to which Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, the Left, as well as Verdi and the Grandmas belonged to the right, had expected a number of participants of around 2,000 people, but only about 550 demonstrators came.

To ensure security, the police were on site with a large contingent of 550 emergency services. Special measures were taken, including the use of drenching grids and blocked access roads. These measures should ensure that the fundamental right to freedom of assembly is preserved and that the events are possible peacefully. Despite a call for left -wing extremist groups from Cologne, only 30 people appeared, but they were peaceful.

The voices of the demonstrators

At the final rally of the demonstration, Mayor Sacha Reichelt, District Administrator Markus Ramers and Pastor Gregor Weichsel spoke. They condemned the attacks on democracy and warned of populism and misanthropy. The AfD election campaign event took place at the Gardebrunnen, where about 100 listeners of Rüdiger Lucassen (MdB) listened to the fact that police protection was necessary in a democracy.

Despite the otherwise quiet process, there were some disturbances. Members of the Cologne group mingled with the listeners of the AfD event and disturbed them with a trill pipe concert. In response to this, the police made eleven participants who disrupted the event, a dismissal and reimbursed administrative offenses.

demonstrations against the AfD all over the country

Similar scenes took place in other cities at the same time. On February 3, 2025, 9,000 people demonstrated on February 3, 2025 against an AfD event in the Hugenottenhalle. The AfD, which is considered the second strongest force in surveys, was aware of the support of the richest man in the world and through the greatest parliamentary success, which was achieved by votes for the Union plan for the asylum seeker.

Alice Weidel, the top candidate of the AfD, practiced the oath of office as Chancellor at the same time and emphasized the need for the AfD's voice to also represent the millions of voters who supported them. Despite the peaceful demonstration, there were tensions between the supporters of the AfD and the protesters; These expressed themselves in calls like "Nazis out" when leaving the event.

The AfD itself has presented itself as a strong force in recent months, promising simple solutions for complex problems. Topics such as the energy transition, the Ukraine conflict and migration are the focus of the political agenda. Weidel announced that illegal immigrants immediately deport them and to step out of the Paris climate agreement, while Chrupalla dreams of a black and blue coalition and a chancellor Alice Weidel.

Overall, a Germany is shown in which the political camps are heavily polarized and demonstrations against the AfD, such as those in Euskirchen and Neu-Isenburg, are an expression of a broad rejection of extremist positions. This illustrates the challenges that democracy faces when it comes to dialogue between the different political currents.

Further information on the background of these protests and their importance for democratic coexistence can be found on Kölner Stadt-Einsiger , Frankfurter Rundschau and wzb .