Around 4,000-5,000 people took part in an "anti-fascist carnival" on Saturday in Lausanne in western Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The second edition of the "anti-fascist carnival" was organised in the city to "take back control of the public space" and to "unite against rising fascism", the organisers said. The march through the city centre attracted around 5,000 people, according to a count by the Keystone-ATS news agency, while the Lausanne police put the figure at around 4,000. They included many young people, as well as parents who came with their children. The participants, many in fancy dress, paraded behind nine floats decorated for the occasion, dancing to the sound of brass bands or techno music. Some threw confetti at passers-by and lit fireworks and smoke bombs. The procession was also punctuated by songs and slogans targeting fascists, imperialism, capitalism, the police and US President Donald Trump. The procession set off ...
