{"id":358238,"date":"2026-07-04T16:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T15:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/german-riot-police-clash-with-protesters-attempting-to-block-far-right-afd-conference\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T16:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T15:00:25","slug":"german-riot-police-clash-with-protesters-attempting-to-block-far-right-afd-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/german-riot-police-clash-with-protesters-attempting-to-block-far-right-afd-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"German riot police clash with protesters attempting to block far-right AfD conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/mwLDIAvKY4I\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"German riot police clash with protesters attempting to block far-right AfD conference\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mwLDIAvKY4I\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Riot police have clashed with opponents of the far-right Alternative f\u00fcr Deutschland (AfD) party on the streets of Erfurt in Germany, where thousands met to block roads and prevent AfD delegates from attending the party\u2019s biennial national conference to elect its leadership. <\/p>\n<p>Police reported 20,000 protesters were demonstrating in the eastern city, where Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla are expected to be re-elected as the party\u2019s co-leaders in the run-up to crucial regional elections in which AfD could win power at state level for the first time. 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