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Thousands rally in Cologne against AfD after election victory

Thousands of protesters gathered in Cologne against the AfD after the far-right party’s reported election victory, according to Al Jazeera Global News.

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Adrian Cole
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Source: Al Jazeera Global News · View original source
Crowd of protesters holding blue flags behind a large red-and-white STOP AfD sign
Germany

Thousands of protesters rallied in Cologne against the AfD following the party’s reported election victory, Al Jazeera Global News reported on 9 September.

The source described the AfD as a far-right political party, but did not specify which election produced the result or provide details of the party’s vote share or overall scale of victory.

The demonstration placed opposition to the AfD at the centre of a public mobilisation in Cologne after the reported result.

No information was provided about the protest’s organisers, speeches, incidents or police response. The source gave no precise attendance figure beyond describing the crowd as numbering in the thousands.

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