“Golden times for Klingbeil, Merz & Co.” – around 1,000 demonstrators march through Berlin

According to police estimates, around 1,000 demonstrators gathered at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin and then marched through the city. The demonstration was registered under the title “ProjectM1llion”. In the early afternoon, around 1,000 people gathered at Pariser Platz in front of the Berlin landmark, said a police spokesman. There had been no incidents up until then.

At the Brandenburg Gate there were numerous flags in the German national colors, but also many light blue ones with a white dove of peace, as well as posters with slogans such as “Grandmas against the Left”. “Never shoot at Russians again!” was the demand on a banner showing a historical photo from Berlin in 1945.

“Golden times for Klingbeil, Merz & Co.,” said one poster – gold-colored gasoline cans illustrated the criticism. In an “eleven-point plan,” “ProjectM1llion,” which claims to be a non-partisan citizens’ movement, is calling for, among other things, a nationwide 29-euro ticket to save fuel.

The organizers' other demands include the resignation of the federal government and new elections as well as a halt to current plans for health care reform.

The demonstration, for which 10,000 participants were registered, was then supposed to lead to Alexanderplatz and back. The Berlin police had announced that they would deploy around 1,400 police officers during the day due to several larger demonstrations. A pro-Palestinian demonstration with 3,000 participants was registered for the afternoon.