Text demonstrations against the AfD: Hot action day in Henstedt-Ulzburg!

Text demonstrations against the AfD: Hot action day in Henstedt-Ulzburg!

Henstedt-Ulzburg, Deutschland - On June 21, 2025, the AfD Schleswig-Holstein held its state party conference in Henstedt-Ulzburg. While the party officials about constitutional changes and a resolution entitled "Democracy protect against the protection of the constitution", numerous protests against the party took place. According to [NDR] (https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/Afd-landesparteiag-reiere-demos- against-recht-838.html), around 800 participants had already been counted at the counter events, and the police expected a total of over 1,000 demonstrators.

The AfD state chairman Kurt Kleinschmidt and other party representatives clarify in their speeches that they considered the democratic basic order through the "instrumentalization" of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution. This statement is particularly explosive, since the AfD was classified as "secured right -wing extremist" in May 2025. As part of the party conference, the resolution on the reform of the protection of the constitution was decided with a large majority: with 182 members entitled to vote, only seven voted against the proposals, while two members abstained from the voice. Kleinschmidt called for a "profound reform" and "depoliticization" of the protection of the constitution, otherwise he threatens the abolition of the institution, as in a report of n-tv can be read.

protests and diverse counter -actions

The protests against the AfD were organized by various organizations, including the Henstedt-Ulzburg alliance for democracy and diversity and "grandmas against the right". The first campaign that started at 7:30 p.m. at the train station was due to a rally entitled "Stand up to the right early!" Complemented at the community center, in which around 350 people took part. Among the speakers was also the SPD member of the Bundestag Ralf Stegner, who vehemently spoke out for a ban procedure against the AfD. Representatives of the Greens, Left and the Evangelical Church from Neumünster also agreed and warned that politics had to deal more intensively with social issues to counteract radicalization.

The police reported a total of peaceful course of the protests, even if they expected road closures and traffic disabilities in the affected areas. The last action should last until 8 p.m., while the first citizens had mobilized early to set an example against right -wing currents. AfD-Vice Volker Schnurrbusch described the mobilization as invigorating democratic participation and was optimistic about the use of the police.

consequences and future steps

The situation around the state party conference and the protests also have legal dimensions. The AfD parliamentary group in the Pinneberger district council plans to draw against the classification as a suspected case of the Higher Administrative Court. Political reactions such as that of Prime Minister Daniel Günther, who calls for a ban on the AfD, underline the tensions and willingness of the established parties to counter this right -wing extremist tendencies.

The increase in the number of right-wing extremist crimes, as published in the current constitutional protection report [https://www.verfahlungschutz.de/de/verfahnschutz/der-bericht/vsb-rechtsextremism/2024-vsrechtsextremism_artikel.html). In 2024, one counted over a 47 percent increase to a total of 37,835 cases. These numbers throw a shadow on the current political mood and illustrate how important the use for an open and democratic society is.