Massive protests broke out in Washington on Wednesday.
Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol.
There the result of the presidential election should be confirmed.
Washington / Berlin - The images in
Washington
were partly shocking.
Countless supporters of
Donald Trump responded
to the supposedly peaceful appeal by the
elected President of
the
USA
on Wednesday.
Trump
had asked his compatriots to march to the Capitol.
The result of the
US presidential
election should be confirmed there
that day
.
But in the end it didn't come to that.
First up,
Donald Trump had
repeatedly spoken of electoral fraud and forgery in his speech.
He had also
accused
Vice President
Mike Pence of
weakness because he would accept Trump's defeat.
The protests around the Capitol are said to have been shot.
The pictures of the angry demonstrators in the US Congress caused violent reactions.
The incidents were massively criticized around the world.
Protests Washington / USA: Foreign Minister Maaß harshly criticizes - "Democracy trampled underfoot"
Federal Foreign Minister
Heiko Maas
(SPD)
, for example, sharply
condemned the storming of the US Congress by supporters of the elected US President.
"
Trump
and his supporters should finally accept the decision of the American voters and stop trampling democracy," wrote
Maas
on Wednesday evening on the online service Twitter.
"Contempt for democratic institutions is devastating," he warned.
The enemies of democracy will be happy to see these incredible pictures from #WashingtonDC.
Riotous words turn into violent acts - on the steps of the Reichstag, and now in the #Capitol.
The disdain for democratic institutions is devastating.
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- Heiko Maas 🇪🇺 (@HeikoMaas) January 6, 2021
Maas also
tweeted that "the enemies of democracy would be happy to see these incredible images".
“Insurgent words turn into violent acts,” commented the Foreign Minister.
Protests Washington / USA: Sebastian Kurz and Spain's Prime Minister are also shocked
Austria's Chancellor
Sebastian Kurz
was also shocked by the unrest around the Capitol in Washington.
"This is an
unacceptable attack
on democracy," wrote Kurz on Wednesday evening on Twitter.
A peaceful and orderly transfer of power must now be secured.
Shocked by the scenes in Washington, DC This is an unacceptable assault on democracy.
A peaceful and orderly transfer of power must be ensured.
- Sebastian Kurz (@sebastiankurz) January 6, 2021
EU foreign policy chief
Josep Borrell
has just as sharply condemned the unrest in Washington.
"In the eyes of the world, American democracy appears under siege tonight," wrote the EU chief diplomat on Twitter on Wednesday.
He spoke of an “
invisible attack on US democracy
, its institutions
and the rule of law.
This is not America. ”The November 3rd presidential election should be respected.
I am following with concern the news that are coming from Capitol Hill in Washington.
I trust in the strength of America's democracy.
The new Presidency of @JoeBiden will overcome this time of tension, uniting the American people.
- Pedro Sánchez (@sanchezcastejon) January 6, 2021
“I am following the news from Capitol Hill in Washington with concern,” wrote the Spanish Prime Minister
Pedro Sanchez
on Twitter: “I trust the strength of America's democracy.
The new presidency of
Joe Biden
will overcome this time of tension and unite the American people. "
(Smk / dpa / afp)
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