Demonstration in front of the Chancellery: thousands against right -wing extremist danger!
On January 9, 2025, thousands protested in front of the Federal Chancellery against a possible black and blue coalition under Herbert Kickl.
Demonstration in front of the Chancellery: thousands against right -wing extremist danger!
Under the anniversary "Alarm for the Republic", massive protests took place on Thursday evening in front of the Federal Chancellery in Vienna. Thousands of people flocked together to demonstrate against a possible government participation by the Freedom Party (FPÖ) under Herbert Kickl. The signs are on an upcoming black and blue coalition, which is seen as a threat of democracy and human rights for many citizens, such as OE24 reported . The organizers, including Volkshilfe, Greenpeace and SOS Mithensch, mobilized to the human chain around the Chancellery, where tens of thousands of participants were gathered around 6 p.m. The event, which was to last until 8 p.m., was monitored by the police with a massive contingent of security forces, including drones to keep the situation under control.
memory of Thursdays demos
The protest fuels memories of past demonstrations, in which there were similar major meetings in 2000 and 2018. At that time, tens of thousands of people went to the streets under the FPÖ and its supposed racism, as history shows. Natalie Assmann, spokeswoman for "Retonal Day", expressed optimistic about this revival and emphasized the need for a broad resistance to Kickl and the most radical currents within the FPÖ. It was also announced that there could be a renaissance of Thursday demos, which could influence the political dynamics in Austria.
Another focus of the protests was the danger in view of a possible right -wing extremist agenda that could be a threat to the independence of the judiciary and the media. It turns out that the resistance of the citizens against these tendencies is still alive and the mobilization ability of the population plays a central role in the political discussion. In view of these events, the Federal Chancellery, which is considered the largest government center in the world, is also a symbol of power and responsibility, before which the citizens are loud for their beliefs, such as wikipedia. .