AfD denigrates mass protests against right-wing extremism. "We see this as the last attempt to somehow score points in the upcoming elections," says AfD member.
In the second round of voting there was a turnout of 68.6 percent, which is particularly high for a vote in Germany. The former head of the far-right “Identitarian Movement” in Germany said he was worried about the impact of the protests on the country’s young people. He said: “I’m worried that they’re not going to be able to find a way out of this.”