“Gen Z rules” wants to demonstrate again on November 20th

You have no influence on what happens after the demos end, said a “Gen Z” spokesman. The initiative had always distanced itself from violence. Your conclusion about the youth protests is positive. A

Youth protests “Gen Z rules” wants to demonstrate again on November 20th As of: November 1st, 2026 • 2:44 a.m

The “Gen Z regulates” initiative has drawn a positive conclusion from the nationwide youth protests and also wants to take part in the rallies in three weeks. "Today a hundred thousand people showed what they are taking to the streets for," said a spokesman for the initiative's press team, who only wants to appear publicly under his first name, Amadeo. Shortly before 8 p.m. he spoke of more than 100,000 participants, the numbers from six to eight cities were still missing.

The rallies organized by the “Gen Z Rules” campaign were planned in 34 cities, including Berlin, Frankfurt/Main and Munich. However, the number of participants fell short of the organizers' expectations, who had expected at least 182,000 participants. Reporters from many cities reported that the number of participants was around half of what had been stated in advance.

The “Gen Z regulates” initiative calls, among other things, for more money for schools, addiction help and psychotherapy, measures to combat rising living costs, for social justice and more climate protection. She rejects the introduction of compulsory military service and the expansion of state surveillance.

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The majority of the rallies were peaceful. In several cities, however, extremists apparently deliberately mingled with the demonstrations.

“The Gen Z protests turned out to be very peaceful,” said the chairman of the police union for the federal police department, Andreas Roßkopf. However, after the actual events ended, the situation became more serious in some cities. The groups that caused the violence were “autonomous and partly masked people,” Roßkopf said in the Rheinische Post.

Late in the evening and at night there were riots and looting in some cities, although it is unclear whether they were related to the demonstrations. They were particularly violent in Frankfurt am Main and Cologne. A Cologne police spokeswoman said the incidents were more related to the Halloween events than to the aftermath of the “Gen Z” protests.

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“Gen Z” spokesman Amadeo had already distanced himself from the violence that occurred in the context of some demonstrations early in the evening. “We had no influence on what happened after the rallies ended.”

He emphasized that his initiative wanted to mobilize many young people for action again in three weeks. "For us, this is just the first step. We want to take part in the Europe-wide protests on November 20th," Amadeo told the dpa news agency. A broad alliance has called for participation in an international youth strike day on this day, including the Federal Student Conference, which had distanced itself from the "Gen Z regulates" initiative - due to the lack of transparency on the part of the organizing committee.

The “Gen Z regulates” initiative sees itself as an independent, non-partisan and loose association of young people who are committed to “our youth and our future”. “Gen Z” refers roughly to the age group of teenagers and young adults up to the end of their 20s.