Protest against black and blue: thousands on the streets of Vienna!

Protest against black and blue: thousands on the streets of Vienna!

Ballhausplatz, 1010 Wien, Österreich - On February 4, 2025, the Viennese city center becomes the scene of a large -scale demonstration against the government, which consists of the ÖVP and the FPÖ. The protest campaign organized by the "Reconciliation" group awaits between 10,000 and 15,000 participants. This is a symbolic day because the first black and blue government was sworn in exactly 25 years ago. The demo train begins at 6 p.m. on Ballhausplatz and leads via the ring at the parliament to the headquarters of the ÖVP in Lichtenfelsgasse. "We take to the streets because a right -wing extremist government is as underground and beyond as 25 years ago," said a spokesman for the organizers. At that time, the first black and blue government scurried through a tunnel for logging in, and today the left critics are again demanding their protest. As ORF Vienna have already been taken to ensure that the event is in mind keep.

high expectations and security measures

The police expect a higher number of participants than the originally registered 5,000 people. Therefore, more than 120 civil servants and drones will be in use to ensure security during the demo. However, no additional protection for government buildings is planned, which shows that the authorities want to have the situation under control while the crowd demonstrates. There are no speeches or other programmatic components planned, which is why the event is strongly focused on the solo musical accompaniment by DJS. This was also interpreted by the organizers as part of the generation change within Thursday demos, which, according to a long tradition, are now transferring into a new phase because the original organizers want to reduce their presence.

The tradition of the "Thursday demos" that started in the early 2000s has repeatedly formed against a government with FPÖ participation. For example, the citizens also demonstrated in 2000 when the freedoms entered the government for the first time. The protest logan "We can no longer make it" by Kurto Wendt, who organizes the WIB group, refers to frustration about the political situation. This classic civil protest movement also shows that despite the changed mobilization methods, from SMS chains to social media, the resistance against right-wing politics is still articulated Press reported.