The manifesto was organized under the slogan "Hamburg stands together: who deals with fascists, did not realize anything!". The protest was called for by Fridays for Future, among others, as reported by the Norddeutscher Rundfunk station portal (NDR). The organizers' spokesperson gave the number of 80,000 participants.
The protest was directed primarily against the CDU/CSU Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz and the votes he had initiated on migration policy, in which Members of the Chadecia voted this week together with AfD, provided the portal of the magazine “Zeit”.
Major demonstrations were besides held in another cities. Thousands took part in the protest in Leipzig (Saxon). Police talked about 9,000, organizers — about 15,000 participants.
Protests in another Cities
According to the Cologne Police (North Rhine-Westphalia), the registered number of 3,000 participants was besides importantly exceeded,” said Zeit. Protests were besides held in another cities of North Rhine-Westphalia — the native Land of Merza — including Essen, where police estimated the number of demonstrators at about 14,000, and in Aachen.
Much more people than expected besides went to Neu-Isenburg. The protest in the city of Hessen was directed against AfD. According to the police, respective incidents occurred during the demonstration.
On Wednesday, the Bundestag supported a proposal by a tiny majority to tighten migration policy. This was achieved thanks to the voices of the previously isolated AfD, which caused outrage to any German public opinion and politicians. On Friday, however, the draft law on immigration restrictions did not get a majority in the German parliament.
The next protests are scheduled for Sunday.
