German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has described the numerous planned demonstrations against right-wing extremism this weekend as a “strong sign” in favour of democracy and the German Basic Law, as the constitution is known. “Whether in Eisenach, Homburg or Berlin: in small and large cities across the country, many citizens are coming together to demonstrate against forgetting, against hatred and agitation – this weekend too,” the Social Democrat (SPD) politician wrote on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday. The German chancellor had recently repeatedly praised the large-scal…