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Preserving the firewall: 160,000 demonstrate in Berlin against Friedrich Merz

Before the Bundestag elections on 25 February tens of thousands protest against CDU lead candidate Friedrich Merz across Germany

Over the weekend, tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Germany to protest against center-right politician and CDU lead candidate Friedrich Merz. In Berlin alone, an estimated 160,000 demonstrators gathered in front of the Reichstag on Sunday morning, according to police reports.

Merz had presented parliament with proposals for stricter immigration policies, which were supported by the far-right AfD in parts.

Angry protesters in Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, and Leipzig accused Merz and his Christian Democrats of breaking Germany’s long-standing commitment—upheld by all democratic parties—not to pass legislation in parliament with the support of far-right and nationalist parties.

On Wednesday, Merz introduced a non-binding motion in parliament, calling for Germany to turn away significantly more migrants at its borders. The motion was narrowly approved, thanks to backing from the AfD.

The AfD first entered the Bundestag in 2017, gaining traction after then-Chancellor Angela Merkel’s decision two years earlier to welcome a large influx of migrants into the country.

A year ago, hundreds of thousands protested in weeks-long demonstrations across Germany against the rise of the far right and alleged plans to deport millions of immigrants, including some with German citizenship.

Merz has sought to position his center-right alliance—which includes the Bavaria-based CSU—as tough on irregular migration.

However, on Friday, the Bundestag narrowly rejected a draft law calling for stricter immigration regulations. If passed, it would have marked the first time a law was approved with the backing of

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