Thousands of people protested in Berlin on Sunday against plans to limit immigration proposed by opposition conservatives and supported by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). Friedrich Merz,

The protests came after some parties voted alongside the far-right party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), over a non-binding resolution on immigration last week.

Tens of thousands of Germans have protested in Berlin and other cities against the rise of the far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party ahead of the Feb. 23 election.

Groups in numerous German cities have announced demonstrations for Sunday against political cooperation with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), including a major protest in Berlin. While all of Germany's traditional parties have pledged not to work with the AfD,

Over the weekend, tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Germany to protest against the CDU and AfD.

BERLIN: Tens of thousands of demonstrators converged on Berlin on Sunday to protest against Germany’s conservatives’ norm-shattering overtures toward the far right. Police said at least some 20,000 people had gathered just after the protest’s 3:45 pm (14:45 GMT) kick-off time outside the Bundestag, Germany’s parliament building.

The rally in the German capital comes in the wake of the conservative CDU/CSU leaning on the support of the far-right AfD in parliament to push through a migration bill. Protesters chanted "Shame on you CDU.

Tens of thousands protest against Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats: Merz had presented parliament with proposals for strict new immigration rules, which were supported by the partly far-right AfD.