Several thousand people at the "Free Saxony" demonstration

According to police reports, several thousand people marched through Dresden's city center on Monday during a demonstration registered by the far-right party "Free Saxony". There was an incident at Carolaplatz when participants tried to force their way through a police cordon, a police spokesman said on Monday afternoon. The demonstrators were pushed back, he said.

Numerous demonstrators from the right-wing spectrum marched to the state chancellery and criticized the government's policies. Numerous supporters of the "Free Saxons" had previously gathered on Theaterplatz. Banners demanded the end of the traffic light government and new elections. Farmers' associations distanced themselves in advance from actions planned by political actors - primarily from the right-wing spectrum - in the wake of their protests.