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Far-right AFD launches EU election campaign

(1 May 2019) Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) launched its European parliament election campaign in the eastern city of Erfurt on Wednesday. Leaders of the party led a march through the city as supporters held signs saying "we demand the instant stop of absorbing refugees. Close the borders." Meanwhile, a few dozen people joined the counter-protest. Some of them were seen crossing a river in an attempt to block the right-wing rally. Riot police were deployed to stop any potential confrontation between the two groups of protesters. Currently, the AfD, which was elected to Germany's national parliament for the first time in 2017, is polling at 10-12 percent for the European elections. Their campaign posters also feature among others an open toll gate at a border control with the slogan "One thing is sure: our borders are not secure." In the current campaign for the European Parliament elections, which take place May 23-26 throughout the bloc, populist parties on the continent have been increasingly aggressive, using old stereotypes and anti-foreigner sentiment to win the vote. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...