Tens of thousands march across Germany to protest far-right party AfD

Protesters in about 20 cities, including Berlin, Hamburg and Munich, demand the banning of the Alternative for Germany.Published On 12 Sep 202612 Sep 2026Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Germany to protest against the Alternative for Germany (AfD) after the far-right party won a state election by a landslide.About 150,000 demonstrators turned out in roughly 20 cities on Saturday, including Berlin, Hamburg and Munich, in rallies organised by Pruef, a campaign group pushing for a ban on the AfD.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3AfD is rising, but it can still be stoppedlist 2 of 3What are the implications of AfD’s electoral rise for Germany and Europe?list 3 of 39/11 at 25: How the ‘War on Terror’ helped mainstream Europe’s far rightend of listProtesters carried signs reading “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 … from gaining government power,” said Christoph Bautz, head of Campact, another campaign group involved in the protests, which put turnouts at about 25,000 in Hamburg and 12,000 in Munich.According to police, several...