Thousands rally against far-right politics in Frankfurt

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People attend a protest called "Frankfurt stands up for democracy" rally against far right extremism. "Never again is now Frankfurt remains colorful" is written on one of the signs, and "CDU what would Jesus do?" on another. Lando Hass/dpa
People attend a protest called "Frankfurt stands up for democracy" rally against far right extremism. "Never again is now Frankfurt remains colorful" is written on one of the signs, and "CDU what would Jesus do?" on another. Lando Hass/dpa

Thousands of people rallied against far-right extremism and the Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party on Monday in Frankfurt, part of a weeks-long wave of protests against extremism in the country.

Police estimated the crowd at Monday's rally in Frankfurt at around 18,000 people, while organizers spoke of more than 25,000.

Over 130 organizations - including companies, trade unions, religious groups, local clubs and political parties - had joined the rally call.

The protest wave across Germany, which has brought hundreds of thousands of people into the streets to demonstrate against right-wing extremist, was prompted by revelations in news reports that AfD officials joined a private meeting in Potsdam in November with far-right extremists to discuss strategies to force immigrants out of the country.

Numerous participants in a demonstration against right-wing extremism and the AfD march through the city center. Thousands of people followed the call of the Bremen Alliance Against the Right to march from Bremen's Neustadt district to the final rally at the Domshof. With the demonstration, the participants want to set an example of resistance against right-wing extremist activities. Focke Strangmann/dpa