POLITICS● ELEVATEDSep 12 · Sep 12, 2026, 5:12 PM
Tens of thousands protest against far-right AfD party in Germany
France 24 [en] · western europe
About 150,000 demonstrators took to the streets in around 20 cities across Germany on Saturday against the far-right AfD, after the party scored a crushing victory in a state election last week. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) topped the vote in the eastern region of Saxony-Anhalt, and is now seeking to form the first extreme-right state government in Germany since World War II.
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