Up to 100,000 protesters are expected to gather in Essen today where the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is holding a two-day conference to elect its new leadership, police in the western German city predicted. Authorities have expressed concerns that while most of the expected protests are expected to be peaceful, some 1,000 left-wing extremists may use violent means to disrupt the conference. Around 600 AfD MPs will gather in the city’s indoor Grugahalle arena today, with current leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Hrupala seeking re-election ahead of German parliamentary elections in autumn next year. No one has come forward to challenge this duo. Left-wing organizations have announced that they plan to block entrances to the convention site in the morning with the aim of preventing AfD delegates from passing. The police have made it clear that this will not be tolerated. Strong police forces have been deployed for […]
Source: News Beast
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