AfD denigrates mass protests as “the last stand”. Tens of thousands of people took part in the demonstrations against right-wing extremism and the AfD that have been going on for weeks.
CDU politician Christian Herrgott was able to achieve a small election victory against AfD at the weekend. In a district election in Thuringia, he narrowly defeated AfD candidate Uwe Thrum. In the second round of voting there was a turnout of 68.6 percent - particularly high for a municipal vote.