Before the Saxony-Anhalt election on June 6th, hundreds of people took to the streets in Halle.
They protest against right-wing extremism, racism and anti-Semitism.
Halle - According to the organizers, around 2000 people took to the streets against right-wing extremism, anti-Semitism and racism in Halle on Saturday. They followed a call from the civil society alliance #unteilbar Sachsen-Anhalt. It had called for actions in four places in compliance with the Corona rules. At a rally in which SPD chairwoman Saskia Esken also took part, speakers warned against voting right-wing forces in the state elections on June 6 in Saxony-Anhalt *. The SPD * boss Esken told the dpa that democracy needs the commitment of all people. Society should not allow rights to influence parliaments.
In front of one of the two attack sites on October 9, 2019 in Halle, the Kiez-Döner-Imbiss, banners said, among other things, “Whoever votes AfD, votes Nazis” or “Racism kills”.
Several speakers urged the people to work for a democratic, cosmopolitan and solidary society in everyday life.
Hundreds of people protest against AfD before the Saxony-Anhalt election in Halle
At the end of the day of action in Halle, participants formed a human chain as a “bond of solidarity”, as the organizers announced. In view of the corona pandemic, the participants stood on a street at a distance, connected with colorful ribbons. According to its own statements, more than 140 initiatives, associations, unions and individuals belong to the alliance #individual Saxony-Anhalt. Since 2018, numerous organizations and initiatives in Germany have come together in #unteilbar alliances.
Accompanied by protests, the AfD * campaigned for votes on Saturday in Merseburg at an election event.
Björn Höcke from Thuringia also came to this.
The party is in Saxony-Anhalt in the parliament in Magdeburg.
In 2016, the AfD became the second strongest force in the state elections.
(dpa / aka) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
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