Organizers expect 35,000 to 50,000 demonstrators at rallies against the party, while police have deployed thousands of officers. An INSA poll published on June 29 put AfD on 29%, ahead of the governing CDU/CSU coalition, which was on 22%. AfD won 20.8% in Germany’s February 2025 federal election, becoming the largest opposition party in the Bundestag. Mainstream parties have maintained a “firewall” against governing with it, but strong results in eastern states could test that policy.