100,000 take to the streets in Germany to protest nuclear power
As many as 100,000 anti-nuclear demonstrators took to the streets of Berlin on September 18 to voice their strong opposition to the Merkel government's decision to extend the licenses of the country's operating nuclear power plants. A human chain was formed around the government building and protesters also rallied at the railway station. The previous government had decided to shut down all nuclear plants by 2021, but Merkel's coalition government plans to extend the deadline by 10-15 years. See also photos and a short video of the rally.
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The opposition Social Democrats have called for a change in the German constitution that will allow a national referendum on the future of nuclear energy in Germany. The SPD and the Green party alsoplan to challenge the government’s decision in the constitutional court, on the grounds that the 16 federal states represented in the Bundesrat, the second parliamentary chamber, will not be consulted.