Tens of thousands in Germany protest against right-wing extremists: ‘Never again!’

Around 35,000 people protested against right-wing extremism and the right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Frankfurt, Germany, on Saturday, according to police. Mayor of Frankfurt Mike Josef said the protest took place to ensure that those “incendiaries” would not come to power again. On Friday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the protests against right-wing extremists “good and right” in a video message, while Hamburg mayor and state premier Peter Tschentscher addressed a crowd of protesters and said that “They want to turn back the clock, back to a time of hatred and violence… Never again!”