Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated across Germany against the far-right AfD party. In Munich, the planned march had to be interrupted due to too many people.
In Germany, anti-AfD demonstrations have taken on a daily rhythm for a week. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered this Sunday against the far-right Alternative for Germany party and its radical ideology which is sparking a mobilization of a rare scale. More than 1.4 million people have demonstrated since Friday in dozens of cities across Germany.
In Munich, in the south of the country, the demonstration was a victim of its success. The planned march had to be interrupted due to excessive crowds. Organizers said 5,000 people turned out for the march, twice as many as registered.
This mobilization was triggered by the revelation by the German investigative media Correctiv of a meeting of extremists in Potsdam, near Berlin, where a plan for mass expulsion of foreigners or people of foreign origin was discussed.
Other rallies are planned for Sunday, notably in Berlin and Dresden in Saxony, an AfD stronghold. Political leaders, religious representatives and footballers have called on the population to mobilize against this party, currently at its highest in voting intentions.