Demonstration in Einsiedeln: Protest against the right of the right!

Demonstration in Einsiedeln: Protest against the right of the right!

in the Swiss Einsiedeln, the place of residence of the AfD candidate for chancellor Alice Weidel, today demonstrated several hundred people against the political orientation of the alternatives for Germany (AfD). This approved event also attracted counter -demonstrators, which further heated up the situation. The police had to intervene with a large contingent to separate the two camps, which loudly announced their positions. While one group chanted slogans like "Nazis out", the supporters of the AfD "AfD" called back, which led to a tense atmosphere. Patrick Schönbächler, the land writer of Einsiedeln, said that the counter -demonstration was not approved, which was due to the lack of space in the small village. However, Weidel itself was not on site due to the impending elections in Germany because she spends part of her time with her family in Switzerland. Already in the run -up to the demonstration, Weidel was criticized by Open letters, which even contained a imitated return flight ticket. This is strongly reminiscent of similar actions against migrants in Germany, which also found such letters in their mailboxes, such as oe24.at reported.

Bundestag election with modest number of participants

Next Sunday, February 25, 2025, the early federal elections will take place, which are characterized by an electoral right reform. The number of citizens entitled to vote has dropped to 59.2 million, which means around 1.2 million fewer than in the last election. A total of only 29 parties take part in these elections, compared to 47 parties in 2021, which indicates that minor parties have difficulty finding their candidates in good time and collecting the necessary signatures. With only 4506 candidates, the number decreases significantly compared to 2021: At that time it was 6211. For the AfD, Alice Weidel competes as a candidate for chancellor. In addition, around 675,000 election helpers in the approximately 90,000 electoral districts will probably ensure a smooth process, such as the FAZ reported.