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.

Around 160,000 gathered at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, next to the Bundestag lower house, according to the Berlin police. The protesters held banners reading ‘We are the firewall, no cooperation with the AfD’ and ‘Merz,

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.

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,

Approximately 160,000 protesters assembled at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, adjacent to the Bundestag, as reported by Berlin police. Many carried banners with slogans such as “We are the firewall, no cooperation with the AfD” and “Merz, go home, shame on you!”.

Hundreds of people gathered outside the headquarters of Germany's opposition Christian Democrats (CDU) in Berlin on Wednesday evening to protest against the conservative bloc pushing through a motion to tighten migration policy with the help of votes from the far right.

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.