Germany: the far-right AfD party maintains its congress despite the Covid-19

An AfD delegate wearing a mask at the far-right party congress on November 28, 2020. AP - Rolf Vennenbernd

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The far-right AfD party is holding a contested congress in Kalkar in western Germany this weekend.

Unlike the CDU or the Greens, the AfD has opted for a non-virtual meeting.

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With our correspondent in Berlin,

With 600 delegates and some 200 collaborators and observers, Afd rejected the virtual option for this very important congress for the party one year before the next elections.

In particular, the party's strategy on the pension issue must be adopted there and the delegates will be called on Sunday to renew their leadership.

For the time being, it is health issues that dominate the meeting with strong criticism against the policy of the German government, accused of leading to the ruin of restaurateurs, cafe owners and hoteliers.

The AfD has only obtained permission to meet in a former nuclear power plant transformed into a congress center on condition of respecting the wearing of a mask.

This point is highly contested internally because many AfD supporters support

very active in the country. 

In the Bundestag, AfD deputies are regularly called to order not to respect health rules.

In Kalkar, a security service paid by the management will ensure compliance with health instructions, at the risk of having to leave the premises.

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