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The Union's chancellor candidate campaigned for the federal election with Boris Rhein
In the final stretch of the federal election campaign, the CDU/CSU's candidate for chancellor, Friedrich Merz, appeared at the Darmstadtium in Darmstadt on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. Together with Hesse's Minister-President Boris Rhein, he campaigned for his candidacy and the vote for the CDU/CSU.
Protests against the Union's migration policy
The appearance was not only met with approval in conservative circles . In the run-up to the event, the "Darmstadt Alliance Against the Right" CDU resolution on immigration policy, which was supported by the .
Under the motto "Payment cards, border controls, isolation: Stop the racist migration policy," participants protested against the CDU/CSU's migration policy . Activists also spoke out convention center , demanding the repeal of Section 218 of the German ). The protest was prompted by the debate surrounding abortion , following the CDU/CSU parliamentary group's criticism in November of a proposed law that would legalize abortions up to the twelfth week of pregnancy Parliamentary group leader Merz was particularly critical of Chancellor Scholz in this context .
The situation in Darmstadt's city center remained calm during the event. Around 100 demonstrators gathered in front of the Darmstadtium. The police secured the area extensively.
(DARMSTADT – AG/RED)
Protest against the abolition of Section 218. Photo: AG
