Thousands protest in Erfurt against Prime Minister election

They traveled from all over Germany, were loud, clear and peaceful: Thousands of people opposed them in Erfurt on Saturday Prime Minister Thomas Kemmerich is elected with the help of the AfD protested. According to police, 6,000 people came to a rally in the cathedral square in the afternoon. According to the police, up to 9,000 people took part in a demonstration train through the city center. The organizers – the German Federation of Trade Unions and the “Unteilbar” initiative – spoke of 18,000 participants throughout the day. According to the police, the protests were peaceful.

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Speakers sharply criticized the actions of the CDU and FDP in the Prime Minister election on February 5 during the rally. The FDP politician was there Kemmerich elected head of government in Thuringia with votes from the CDU, FDP and the AfD.

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“Democracy tutoring” for CDU and FPD

CDU and FDP would have the “shameless” AfD’s abuse of democracy used to prevent a red-red-green government, it said in the speech by Reinhard Schramm, the chairman of the Jewish community, which he did not keep because of the Sabbath. It was read out on the cathedral square. The Protestant provost Christian Stawenow called for more honesty in politics. Lost trust in politics must be restored.

Among the demonstrators were young people, families, and the elderly. On posters they asked for “democratic tuition” for the CDU and FDP. Others made comparisons to National Socialism. According to the motto “#Nichtmituns: No pact with fascists – never and nowhere!” had mobilized the organizers nationwide. Hesse and Thuringia alone made one DGB– According to the spokeswoman, around 50 buses are on their way to the Thuringian capital.

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Kemmerich resigned under strong political pressure three days after the election. Also CDU state and faction leader Mohring has now announced its withdrawal. The election clat in the Thuringian state parliament had caused a storm of protest across Germany.

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