View of the tower of the New Town Hall in Leipzig. File photoBERLIN, Sep 5In Leipzig, Germany, demonstrations began against the policy of the authorities in the field of prices for electricity and energy carriers. The «Left» party announced the gathering by seven o'clock in the evening local time in one of the central squares of the city. At the request of a RIA Novosti correspondent, the police department could not name the approximate number of protesters. According to the German media reporters present, several thousand people are participating in the demonstration. The announcement on the website of the «Left» refers to the catastrophic situation in the economy and the erroneous actions of the authorities.
"Energy prices and inflation are out of control. The cost of heating has tripled, and instead of capping gas prices, the federal government is raising prices by law", the message noted.
The policies of the government, in particular Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Economics Minister Robert Habeck and Finance Minister Christian Lindner, «endanger the lives of millions of people,» it says further. At the same time, large corporations receive gigantic superprofits by raising prices for the population. The protesters called «affordable food and energy» the main demand. In parallel with the protest of the left, small demonstrations are taking place in the city, the participants of which are considered to be members of the right-wing extremist camp. In a number of broadcasts from the scene, attempts of provocations that are suppressed by the police are noticeable. Western countries, including Germany, are faced with rising energy prices and a surge in inflation due to the imposition of sanctions against Moscow and the policy of abandoning Russian fuel. Due to the rise in the price of fuel, primarily gas, the industry in the West has largely lost its competitive advantages, which has also affected other sectors of the economy. Also, the United States and European countries are facing inflation that has been record for decades.