Around 9,000 people demonstrate in Cologne against right-wing extremism
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- In Cologne, around 9,000 people demonstrated against the AfD under the slogan “Stop right-wing extremism”.
- The “Cologne opposes itself” alliance organized the protest in response to the party’s electoral success in Saxony-Anhalt.
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Why It Matters
With the demonstration, the alliance responded to the AfD's electoral success in Saxony-Anhalt.
According to police information, around 9,000 people in Cologne protested under the motto “Stop right-wing extremism in Saxony-Anhalt and everywhere - strengthen democracy!” demonstrated. The “Cologne stands up” alliance called for this after the AfD’s election victory in Saxony-Anhalt. The alliance said it wanted to give people space for initial reactions, protests and analyses.
“In such a situation, when right-wing extremists in Germany can come to power in a federal state for the first time, we democrats want and must raise our voice loudly and clearly,” the alliance continued. People are demonstrating for a stable firewall against the AfD - both in state parliaments and in civil society.
It's about the commitment to democracy, the welfare state, the values of the Basic Law, diversity and human dignity - and against racism, anti-Semitism, hatred and violence as well as against any form of normalization or cooperation with the AfD.
Open Questions
- What further political consequences follow from the protest?
