Clashes erupt in Germany protests demanding Merz’s resignation
German police have clashed with frustrated protesters demanding the resignation of the ruling center-right coalition government.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has been facing growing pressure as thousands take to the streets in anti-government protests in cities across Germany.
Police in Munich on Saturday fired tear gas at protesters demanding Merz’s resignation and snap elections.
The protesters in Munich rallied under the slogan “This government must go.”
About 20 demonstrations were held in cities across Germany on Saturday.
German protesters are frustrated with the center-right coalition government’s performance, mishandling rising living costs, housing, jobs, immigration and security.
The protests came amid a wider political backlash following the rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
The rise of the AfD has unnerved many who feel Germany has a special responsibility to atone for its Nazi past, and calls have grown for mainstream parties to seek to ban the group.
About 150,000 protesters took part in the mass demonstrations across Germany, calling on Merz to ban the AfD.
Protesters waved signs with slogans that read “Ban the AfD now,” and “Democracy needs no Alternatives.”
“A broad cross-section of civil society is taking to the streets to prevent the enemies of the constitution, the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt, from gaining government power,” said Christoph Bautz, head of campaign group Campact, also involved in the demonstrations.
However, AfD, which won by scoring almost 44 percent of the votes in Saxony-Anhalt, is now seeking to form the first far-right state government in Germany since World War II.
The far-right party is in talks with other groups and MPs in an effort to form the government.
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Clashes erupt in Germany protests demanding Merz’s resignation
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