Right-Wing Protest in Berlin Draws Far Fewer Participants Than Expected

A demonstration billed as a large farmers' protest saw minimal turnout and lacked support from agricultural groups.

Organizers had claimed the event would attract 10,000 participants and 1,000 vehicles, but police reported fewer than 1,000 attendees and only 23 tractors present.
The protest, led by the Bayern-based group 'Hand in Hand for our Land,' focused on diffuse demands, including 'speech rights' in parliament and energy security.
No major farmers' organizations supported the event, and only one farmer was listed among the organizers and speakers, with the rest linked to conspiracy theories and far-right populism.
Demonstrators displayed nationalist and far-right symbols, including Reichsflags, and carried anti-government and anti-immigration messages.
Traffic disruptions in Berlin were minimal despite the organizers' initial claims of a large-scale mobilization across the city.