More than 200,000 protesters rallied in Munich, Germany, on Saturday against far-right extremism ahead of the country's general election. The far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is in second place in recent polls and has prompted widespread protests across the country before voters cast their ballots on Feb. 23.

Thousands of people took to the streets in the southern German city of Freiburg on Monday to demonstrate against the Alternative for Germany (AfD), as protests continue against a shift to the right less than two weeks before the elections.

More than 200,000 protesters have demonstrated in Munich against far-right extremism ahead of the German general election

Hundreds of thousands of Germans protested at the beginning of February against the initiative by the CDU, supported by the AfD, which has been gaining in the polls. The controversy revolves around the deportation of migrants.

The far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany is currently polling in second place as the country prepares to head to the ballot box on 23 February. #EuropeNews

Germany has witnessed another wave of anti-far-right protests, with more than 200,000 people reportedly rallying in Munich on Saturday, February 8.

Protests against Germany's far right drew 200,000 people in the southern city of Munich on Saturday, police said. Organizers put the number of demonstrators in the Bavarian capital at some 320,000. Protesters flocked to the Theresienwiese,