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Demonstrators sit on a street surrounded by police officers in Essen, Germany Saturday, June 29, 2024. A few hours before the start of the AfD national party conference, demonstrators had their first clash with the police on Saturday morning.(dpa via AP)
The police break up a sit-in blockade not far from the Grugahalle, in Essen, Germany, Saturday, June 29, 2024. The two-day national party conference of the AfD is taking place in the Grugahalle, including the election of the federal executive committee. Numerous organizations have announced opposition to the meeting and more than a dozen counter-demonstrations. (Henning Kaiser/dpa via AP)
People demonstrate against the far right AfD party conference in Essen, Germany, Saturday, June 29, 2024. (Henning Kaiser/dpa via AP)
Alice Weidel, Federal Chairwoman of the AfD, speaks at the AfD's national party conference in Essen, Germany, Saturday June 29, 2024. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP)
Not far from the Grugahalle, demonstrators have gathered to form a sit-in blockade, which is being broken up by the police, in Essen, Germany, Saturday, June 29, 2024. The two-day national party conference of the AfD is taking place in the Grugahalle, including the election of the federal executive committee. Numerous organizations have announced opposition to the meeting and more than a dozen counter-demonstrations. (Henning Kaiser/dpa via AP)
Alice Weidel, Federal Chairwoman of the AfD, speaks at the AfD's national party conference in Essen, Germany, Saturday June 29, 2024. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP)
Demonstrators and police confront each other in Essen, Germany, Saturday, June 29, 2024. A few hours before the start of the far right AfD national party conference, demonstrators clashed with the police for the first time on Saturday morning. (Henning Kaiser/dpa via AP)
Not far from the Grugahalle, a group of AfD politicians, right, are recognized and surrounded by counter-demonstrators, as the police form a protective ring, in Essen, Germany, Saturday, June 29, 2024. The two-day national party conference of the AfD is taking place in the Grugahalle, including the election of the federal executive committee. Numerous organizations have announced opposition to the meeting and more than a dozen counter-demonstrations. (dpa via AP)
The police break up a sit-in blockade not far from the Grugahalle, in Essen, Germany, Saturday, June 29, 2024. The two-day national party conference of the AfD is taking place in the Grugahalle, including the election of the federal executive committee. Numerous organizations have announced opposition to the meeting and more than a dozen counter-demonstrations. (Henning Kaiser/dpa via AP)
Counter-demonstrators confront the police on an access road to the grounds of the far right AfD party conference in Essen, Germany, Saturday, June 29 2024. (Henning Kaiser/dpa via AP)
Demonstrators stand and sit on an access road to the grounds of the far right AfD party conference as some hold a sign reading "No room for hate and agitation - Defend democracy", in Essen, Germany, Saturday, June 29 2024. (Henning Kaiser/dpa via AP)
Not far from the Grugahalle, a group of AfD politicians, right, are recognized and surrounded by counter-demonstrators, as the police form a protective ring, in Essen, Germany, Saturday, June 29, 2024. The two-day national party conference of the AfD is taking place in the Grugahalle, including the election of the federal executive committee. Numerous organizations have announced opposition to the meeting and more than a dozen counter-demonstrations. (dpa via AP)
Alice Weidel, Federal Chairwoman of the AfD, speaks at the AfD's national party conference in Essen, Germany, Saturday June 29, 2024. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP)
Counter-demonstrators stand on an access road to the grounds of far right AfD party’s conference in Essen, Germany, Saturday, June 29, 2024. (Henning Kaiser/dpa via AP)
Alice Weidel, left, Federal Chairwoman of the AfD, and Tino Chrupalla, Federal Chairman of the AfD, talk at the start of the Alternative for Germany, Federal Party Conference in the Grugahalle in Essen, Germany, Saturday, June 29, 2024. At the two-day party conference, the AfD plans to elect a new federal executive committee, among other things. Numerous organizations have announced opposition to the meeting and more than a dozen counter-demonstrations. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP)
Tino Chrupalla, national chairman of the AfD, speaks at the AfD's national party conference in Essen, Germany, Saturday June 29, 2024. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP)
People gather to demonstrate against the AfD national party conference in Essen, Germany, Saturday June 29, 2024. The far-right Alternative for Germany party is holding a convention in the western city of Essen and large-scale protests against the party are taking place. (Henning Kaiser/dpa via AP)
Demonstrators sit on a street surrounded by police officers in Essen, Germany Saturday, June 29, 2024. A few hours before the start of the AfD national party conference, demonstrators had their first clash with the police on Saturday morning.(dpa via AP)