Overview
- Protests on Saturday spanned Potsdam and seven other capitals, with organizers reporting about 2,000 participants in Potsdam and roughly 20,000 nationwide.
- In Mainz, about 550 people rallied under the motto “No Nazis in the parliaments,” and police said the demonstrations were peaceful as state unions DGB, GEW and ver.di backed the action day.
- The actions were organized by PRÜF, founded by satirist and activist Nico Semsrott, which is planning recurring monthly demonstrations, with the next Potsdam event set for April 11.
- Activists are calling for the Federal Constitutional Court to review any party designated at least a right‑wing extremist suspicion case by the domestic security service, with the AfD as the central focus.
- Germany’s domestic intelligence service labeled the AfD a proven right‑wing extremist endeavor in May 2025, a designation the Cologne Administrative Court suspended in February as the party contests it in court.