Ricarda Lang
Green Party leader blocks: Farmers protest at party event
It is said that around 200 participants were there. They parked their machines around the venue and lit fires. After Ricarda Lang’s arrival there were said to be boos.
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Ricarda Lang was a guest in Madgeburg. Even before the start, the first tractors gathered in nearby streets. In the evening, the Green Party leader initially had problems leaving the area.
Dozens of farmers met with Green Party federal leader Ricarda Lang for an internal party event Magdeburg gathered for protests. According to police, around 90 tractors and other vehicles had blocked the main road in the Buckau district by the time the event began in the late afternoon. It had to be closed to traffic.
Around 200 participants were there. They parked their machines around the venue and lit fires. After Lang’s arrival there were shouts of “Boo!” and a concert of honking, and some also said “We’ve had enough!” called. Lang then sought to talk to some farmers, said a police spokeswoman.
There was no danger for Ricarda Lang
When the Green Party leader wanted to leave in the evening, some farmers blocked the way, said a police spokeswoman. The police had to intervene. Ricarda Lang was never in danger. There were no arrests.
There have recently been several violent protests against the Greens. Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) was welcomed in Nuremberg in mid-February with a loud whistle concert and chants of “Get out!” Lang was whistled at, insulted and prevented from leaving an event in Schorndorf near Stuttgart.