Left-wing militants, private companies, and municipal officials are all conspiring to harass Alternative für Deutschland’s (AfD) annual conference, which will go ahead this weekend in the west German city of Essen—after failed attempts by the city to completely stop it.
Fresh off the back of electoral wins that saw the populist party come in second in European elections—despite multiple scandals and near-constant state harassment—AfD top brass Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla will seek to renew their mandate at the head of the populist party against increasingly radical grassroots. Additional security protocols are being implemented to fend off “several tens of thousands” expected left-wing protestors.
