Several thousand protesters rallied in Germany’s Berlin, calling for Chancellor Friedrich Merz to step down amid nationalist chanting, anti-migration slogans, and displays of far-right symbols.
Police estimated the crowd size at about 4,000 by midday on Monday, though organisers had registered up to 10,000 participants.
Authorities said roughly 700 officers were deployed to monitor the demonstration.
Demonstrators, many waving German flags, held placards reading “Government resign”, “Merz must go”, and “Not my Chancellor”.
Others carried signs accusing the government of ignoring people’s concerns and denouncing its reform plans and climate-related taxes.
“We are the people,” protesters chanted, a historic slogan that has, in recent years, been co-opted by far-right populist street movements.
