Overview
- Police estimated about 600 people joined a march toward the venue, with a brief sit‑down blockade and isolated minor offenses but no major incidents reported.
- Authorities deployed several hundred officers and warned of traffic and transit disruptions near the Messegelände during registered counter‑demonstrations.
- Organisers list roughly 100 exhibitors, including Antaios, which is classified by the Verfassungsschutz as “gesichert rechtsextrem,” with guests such as Hans‑Georg Maaßen and Uwe Tellkamp on the program.
- The fair’s organisers said entries including the Sturmzeichen Verlag were removed after alleged unauthorised manipulation of the exhibitor portal and stated those involved were excluded.
- Reports on turnout diverged, with a right‑leaning outlet citing thousands of visitors on opening morning, a figure not corroborated elsewhere.