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"More than 100,000 people turned out across Germany on Saturday in protest
against the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, which sparked an
outcry after it emerged that the party’s members discussed mass deportation
plans at a meeting of extremists.
In Frankfurt, about 35,000 people joined a call under the banner “Defend
democracy – Frankfurt against the AfD”, marching in the financial heart of
Germany. A similar number, some carrying posters like “Nazis out”, turned up in
the northern city of Hanover.
Protests were also held in cities including Braunschweig, Erfurt and Kassel and
many smaller towns, mirroring mobilisation every day over the past week. In
all, demonstrations have been called in about 100 locations across Germany from
Friday through the weekend, including in Berlin on Sunday.
Politicians, churches and Bundesliga coaches have all urged people to stand up
against the AfD.
The protests began after it emerged AfD party members had attended meetings
with neo-Nazis and other extremists to discuss the mass deportation of
migrants, asylum seekers and German citizens of foreign origin deemed to have
failed to integrate.
Among the participants at the talks near the east German city of Potsdam was
Martin Sellner, a leader of Austria’s Identitarian Movement, which subscribes
to the “great replacement” conspiracy theory that claims there is a plot by
non-white migrants to replace Europe’s “native” white population.
News of the gathering sent shock waves across Germany at a time when the AfD is
soaring in opinion polls, just months ahead of three major regional elections
in eastern Germany where their support is strongest."
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