Thousands demonstrate in Bavaria: We are the fire wall!

Thousands demonstrate in Bavaria: We are the fire wall!

München, Deutschland - On January 30, 2025, thousands of people in Bavaria and other German cities demonstrated against the sharper migration policy decided by the Union and the AfD. The central protest took place in front of the CSU party center in Munich, where the alliance "Munich is colorful!" was gathered. Around 7,000 people took part in the rally, while the organizers reported up to 10,000 participants. Under the motto "Be the fire wall!" The organizers asked the CSU members of the Bundestag to reject cooperation with right-wing extremists. In a kind of countermovement, Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder expressed his consent to the result of the vote and called for a change of direction to combat "radical forces".

but also in other Bavarian cities, the protest was clearly felt. According to the police, around 2100 people gathered in Nuremberg, while around 400 in Bamberg, around 250 in Bayreuth and 150 participants were counted in Aschaffenburg. In all cases, the protests were peaceful and without incidents. Before the rallies, barriers were set up as part of the safety precautions.

The background of the protests

The background of the demonstrations is the Bundestag vote for intensified migration policy in which the Union used votes of the AfD. This was the first successful application in the Bundestag, which was created with the help of the AfD. The mood against this cooperation is strong nationwide, which is also reflected in the numerous other protests in other cities. There were reports on demonstrations in Leipzig, Münster, Freiburg and many other places, with tens of thousands of participants as a whole.

The largest of the nationwide rallies took place in Freiburg, where an estimated 11,000 people took part in the protest. In Berlin and Hanover, too, several thousand people gathered who supported the demands of the initiatives, such as "together against the right". Many politicians, including Angela Merkel, criticized the attitude of the Union in this matter and warned of the consequences that could have collaboration with the AfD.

peaceful protests and outlook

The demonstrations in Bavaria and other parts of Germany are part of a greater movement that opposes the rise of right -wing extremists and their influence within politics. In the coming months, further actions against right -wing extremism and the AfD will be planned, especially with regard to the upcoming elections in 2025. These developments show that resistance to current political decisions continues to grow and that people are willing to actively work for the "fire wall" against the right.