German police had to intervene on Saturday during The inaugural conference in Giessen of the party’s new youth section The far-right Alternative for Germany party, an organization set to replace the previous group that had to do so … It was disbanded after the country’s authorities declared it an extremist organization.
Currently, the university hospital in Giessen has to provide treatment Several woundedWhile dozens of police officers also received medical care.
The new organization, under the name “Generation Germany,” opened its presence on Saturday in… A conference surrounded by demonstrators They consider the formation a repetition of the past, although it will work closer to the main party.
The young alternative is its previous versionShe worked relatively independentlyBecause its members did not have to belong to the main party, the extreme expression of the far right in the country. However, Generation Germany wants to appear as a more controlled organization: only those who are already members of the AfD party can join. Therefore, violations of the rules or misconduct may be punished, up to expulsion.
The organization will be open to all AfD members under the age of 36, which party leader Alice Weidel described as Training camp For training ahead of next year’s state elections in Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where opinion polls suggest he could come to power for the first time.
Weidel claimed that AfD MP Julian Schmidt was “beaten” on the sidelines of the protests. He explained this in detail in statements to the German News Agency He was attacked by about 20 people After he parked his car near the room and suffered bruises. The formation commander described the incident as a new level of confrontation.
For its part, the police reported that a deputy from the Alternative for Germany party was injured nearby The alleged perpetrator was arrested. Agents did not provide further details or the name of the person involved amid the counter-demonstrations that broke out early in the morning, but indicated that the investigation is continuing.
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During the protests, demonstrators closed several roads in the vicinity of Giessen, and in some clashes, They threw bottles at emergency services personnel. During the siege, agents used pepper spray on those present. For their part, those gathered chanted, “We are all against fascism!” and “Stop the arsonists!” Marching at the train station and other areas of the city.
The largest demonstration began near the city center, and the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB), the organizer of the demonstration, later stated that there had been More than 20,000 worshipers In incidents widely condemned by conservative German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
“Tonight you will see television images of the city of Giessen that are not pleasant at all. The confrontation between the extreme left and the extreme right“, Merz announced at the state party conference. He added: “I want us to show the political community in our country that we are capable of solving problems.”