DoomsdaysCW<p>At least 200,000 protesters rally in Munich against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AfD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AfD</span></a> ahead of German election</p><p> February 8, 2025</p><p>MUNICH, Germany (AP) — "More than 200,000 protesters rallied in Munich, Germany, on Saturday against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FarRightExtremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FarRightExtremism</span></a> ahead of the country’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeneralElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralElection</span></a>.</p><p>"The far-right, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiImmigrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiImmigrant</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AlternativeForGermany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlternativeForGermany</span></a>, or AfD, is in second place in recent polls and has prompted widespread protests across the country before voters cast their ballots on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/February23" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>February23</span></a>.</p><p>"The protest at Munich’s Theresienwiese — where Oktoberfest takes place each year — brought a significantly larger crowd than expected, according to the German dpa news agency. The event’s organizer estimated the crowd could be up to 320,000 people, many of whom carried signs against the AfD with slogans like, '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hatred" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hatred</span></a> is not an alternative.'</p><p>"The protest was supported by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ActivistGroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActivistGroups</span></a> as well as the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MunichFilmFestival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MunichFilmFestival</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/churches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>churches</span></a> and Munich soccer clubs FC Bayern and TSV 1860, among others. Police told dpa that the demonstration was peaceful.<br>Advertisement</p><p>"Similar <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a> attracted large crowds on Saturday in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HanoverGermany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HanoverGermany</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RostockGermany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RostockGermany</span></a>, and elsewhere in Germany, mirroring other demonstrations that have occurred across the country in recent weeks."</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/germany-munich-election-afd-protests-29cdd1441e670a9f13394d2a44f035a5" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/germany-mun</span><span class="invisible">ich-election-afd-protests-29cdd1441e670a9f13394d2a44f035a5</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistTheFarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistTheFarRight</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorldPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EuroPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuroPol</span></a></p>