EU Protesters chanting ‘no to Nazis’ block access to AfD party congress - The AfD is currently polling in second place, with around 20 percent of voters projected to back the policy.

Protestors prevented many of the AfD party's 600 delegates from reaching the convention venue. | Martin Divisek/EFE via EPA

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in the East German town of Riesa on Saturday in a bid to blockade the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party congress.

Protesters chanting “no to Nazis” blocked roads in the town, preventing many of the party’s 600 delegates from reaching the convention venue and ultimately delaying the kick-off of the proceedings. Police estimate some 10,000 demonstrators will be in Riesa over the course of the weekend.

Delegates attending the two-day summit are expected to formally nominate party co-leader Alice Weidel as their candidate for chancellor in the snap federal elections scheduled for Feb. 23.

Delegates are also poised to give final approval to the AfD’s campaign manifesto. The draft version of the text advocates tougher immigration policies and Germany’s exit from the euro.

The AfD is currently polling in second place, with around 20 percent of voters projected to back the policy. Weidel this week received the endorsement of tech mogul Elon Musk, who held a live chat with her on X in which he said that voting for the far-right party was the only way to “save Germany.”

Although she may secure her party’s nomination this weekend, Weidel has no real possibility of becoming chancellor or being part of the next government. Friedrich Merz, whose center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is leading in the polls, is most likely to succeed Olaf Scholz, the beleaguered center-left incumbent.

Merz has ruled out any sort of collaboration with the far-right group, as have all the rest of the parties expected to secure seats in the Bundestag.

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[High-Fructose Corn Syrup]

All faggy little white shit libs.
Most of their parents probably are top 10% of earners in Krautland.

 

[Outer Space Traveller]

These "protests" are all astroturfed. They are not being done as actual events or actual protests. They are staged for the photo ops and cooperative media placement both in Germany and around the world. These "protests" are to show how "unpopular" the afD is in Germany, to put the nazi mark on the afD in the public mind and to provide mental reinforcement among the sheep if or when the decision is made to ban the party entirely.

The number of protestors is always falsely reported to be massive when it is not. Its no different than in the US when what are actually tiny protests over Gaza are magnified by the media into being some sort of popular mass movement.

It goes along with any other number of stunts or public relations events in Germany right now that all share the message that the german people all hate the afD, that the afD are nazis and it is the will of the people that the party be banned before the next election.

Excellent observation. I will say - that ANTIFA has an incredible stronghold in Germany, from what I hear. I believe this all comes from Big Donor Bucks to make sure there's no "Hitler 2".

Yet, Occam's Razor - for this being a photo ops makes more sense.