Violent at protests against far-right Congress
Riots and violence erupted as 600 delegates, 1,000 police and 50,000 counter-protesters gathered before the far-right AFD's party congress in Essen, Germany on Saturday. This is reported by international media.
Protesters tried to prevent the delegates from entering the congress hall. In several news media videos, they are seen clashing with the police, who used pepper spray and batons against them. Eleven police officers are injured, two of them seriously, according to Bild, which also writes that most protested peacefully.
- I have nothing against AFD holding its party conference here. I demonstrate against their politics, says 43-year-old Paul to Bild.
AFD is classified as far-right by the security services in three of the country's states. The party advanced in the EU elections and became the second largest party in Germany.
Riots and violence erupted as 600 delegates, 1,000 police and 50,000 counter-protesters gathered before the far-right AFD's party congress in Essen, Germany on Saturday. This is reported by international media.
Protesters tried to prevent the delegates from entering the congress hall. In several news media videos, they are seen clashing with the police, who used pepper spray and batons against them. Eleven police officers are injured, two of them seriously, according to Bild, which also writes that most protested peacefully.
- I have nothing against AFD holding its party conference here. I demonstrate against their politics, says 43-year-old Paul to Bild.
AFD is classified as far-right by the security services in three of the country's states. The party advanced in the EU elections and became the second largest party in Germany.
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Re-elected AFD leader demands new elections - wants to govern
The far-right AFD wants to take over power first in eastern Germany, then in the west, and then nationally. That is what party leader Alice Weidel says after being re-elected at today's party congress in Essen, according to Deutsche Welle.
- Dear government, get started and pave the way for new elections, she said, adding that the "firewall" that other parties set up against AFD is "unnecessary".
AFD became the second largest party in the EU elections and leads the opinion polls ahead of three important state elections in eastern Germany in September, according to AP.
If the AFD wins power, the party must dismantle a law that has just come into force that allows dual citizenship for immigrants and stop a law on simplified legal gender reassignment, Weidel promised in his speech, according to Tagesschau.
The far-right AFD wants to take over power first in eastern Germany, then in the west, and then nationally. That is what party leader Alice Weidel says after being re-elected at today's party congress in Essen, according to Deutsche Welle.
- Dear government, get started and pave the way for new elections, she said, adding that the "firewall" that other parties set up against AFD is "unnecessary".
AFD became the second largest party in the EU elections and leads the opinion polls ahead of three important state elections in eastern Germany in September, according to AP.
If the AFD wins power, the party must dismantle a law that has just come into force that allows dual citizenship for immigrants and stop a law on simplified legal gender reassignment, Weidel promised in his speech, according to Tagesschau.
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