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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00:00Thousands of Germans participated in major climate protests across the country ahead
00:06of the upcoming federal election scheduled for the 23rd of February.
00:11Protests were organized by the global youth-led climate strike organization Fridays for Future.
00:17The group says more than 100,000 demonstrators participated in the nationwide protests in
00:22more than 150 locations.
00:25Climate activists in Germany say the crisis has been completely ignored and overshadowed
00:29by other issues like the economy and immigration in the upcoming vote.
00:34Polls currently project the far-right Alternative for Germany party to secure second place with
00:39just over 20 percent of the vote, which would be their strongest performance to date.
00:44The party has often dismissed the climate crisis and have routinely called to end all
00:48major climate action efforts in Germany.
00:52Activists say they're determined to continue protesting to raise awareness to the issue
00:56and push for change.
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