Germany: More than 160,000 protested in Berlin against the far right and Friedrich Murch

More than 160,000 protesters flooded Sunday evening (02.02.2025) it protesting for the far right, three weeks before the early elections in February 23rd. The thousands of protesters in Berlin also shouted slogans against Friedrich Murch, about the possibility of post-election cooperation of the Christian Democratic Party (CDU), of which he leads, with the far right of the “AfD”. CORVERSE With slogans such as “Frich, listen to the mother girl ” (n. Angela Merkel, who was known under the nickname “mother” as chancellor),“ It is 1933 to 5 ” and “to hold the firewall, ” more than 160,000 people – 250,000 according to the organizers – gathered outside the parliament building and reached the CDU headquarters in Berlin. In neighbouring Potsdam some 2500 people gathered, also asking democratic parties to maintain distances from the far right. REUTERS/Christian Mang On Saturday (01.02.2025), corresponding gatherings were held in many cities of Germany. In the largest of them, Hamburg, at least 65,000 people participated. CORVERSE REUTERS/Christian Mang On Monday (03.02.2025), the CDU organizes its programming conference, which is expected to ratify the party’s electoral program. “CDU – Shame on you!” protesters shoot outside conservative CDU party HQ in Berlin. Some 160,000 people turned out to protect against conservative CDU leader Friedrich Merz. He had accepted far right AfD Party votes as a dealer for a majority on anti-migration measures in… — Michaela Kuefner (@MKuefner) According to the information so far, the program is divided into two sections, “Competitiveness and Prosperity ” and“ Safety for People in Germany, ” and includes all the measures provided for in the bill submitted by the Christian Union (CDU/CSU) last week in the Bundestag, without ultimately securing the required majority, despite the fact that it was also passed by AfD, which has caused a chain of reactions.