Frank-Walter Steinmeier: Federal President calls for an alliance against extremism. For days, hundreds of thousands have been taking to the streets against right-wing extremism and the AfD.

The trigger was a report by the media company Correctiv about a meeting of radical right- wingers in Potsdam. Steinmeier said: "The news about expatriation plans... has shaken up our country" The AfD criticized not only the mediaCompany Correctiv, but also Steinmeier.