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Tens of thousands of climate activists protest across Germany ahead of upcoming federal election
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15/02/2025
Thousands of activists demonstrated in Germany on Friday in a bid to raise awareness to climate issues ahead of the upcoming federal elections scheduled for 23 February.
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Thousands of Germans participated in major climate protests across the country ahead
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of the upcoming federal election scheduled for the 23rd of February.
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Protests were organized by the global youth-led climate strike organization Fridays for Future.
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The group says more than 100,000 demonstrators participated in the nationwide protests in
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more than 150 locations.
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Climate activists in Germany say the crisis has been completely ignored and overshadowed
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by other issues like the economy and immigration in the upcoming vote.
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Polls currently project the far-right Alternative for Germany party to secure second place with
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just over 20 percent of the vote, which would be their strongest performance to date.
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The party has often dismissed the climate crisis and have routinely called to end all
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major climate action efforts in Germany.
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Activists say they're determined to continue protesting to raise awareness to the issue
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and push for change.
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