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The protests against alleged fascism in Germany are “continuing the trend of mobilisation against the far right seen earlier in Spain and Poland,” according to the co-chairs of the European Green Party.
The comments comes with tens of thousands of people protesting after “Correctiv” is said to have revealed a “secret conspiracy by right-wing extremists,” including politicians, to “organise mass deportations of asylum seekers and German citizens with migrant roots.”
This is according to the pan-EU European Green Party.
It says that the number of protesters is growing, and new demonstrations are planned across the country.
The two co-chairs of the European Green Party, Mélanie Vogel and Thomas Waitz, were quick to comment.
On 21 January, they said in a joint statement that: “The far right wants to destroy democracy, and change the way you live, love and think.”
“All democratic forces must work together to protect peace, democracy and rule of law. Times may seem dark. But when citizens rise up, much is possible. Six months ago, Spanish citizens turned out in record numbers to fend off a government coalition of the Partido Popular (EPP) and the far-right Vox (ECR), and they succeeded. In October the Polish people voted out the hardline PiS (ECR) government.”
In 20 weeks’ time, the European elections will give every adult citizen the chance to say what kind of society they want, the pair noted.
“If we want to protect our democracy, now is the time to take action, organise events, mobilize our friends and family.”
“All we need is courage. And today, tens of thousands of people in Germany are showing that they have precisely that courage”, conclude Vogel and Waitz.
