TENS of thousands of people attended a protest against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as it held its national convention in the eastern city of Erfurt on Saturday.Some 31,000 people attended the anti-fascist protests, the police said.Lena Raupach, spokesperson for Widersetzen, an anti-fascist alliance whose name translates to “Resist,” said the group had hoped to block the convention.“The AfD pursues fascist policies: it wants mass deportations and terror on the streets. At the same time, however, it doesn’t solve a single real problem,” she said.

TENS of thousands of people attended a protest against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as it held its national convention in the eastern city of Erfurt on Saturday.

Some 31,000 people attended the anti-fascist protests, the police said.

Lena Raupach, spokesperson for Widersetzen, an anti-fascist alliance whose name translates to “Resist,” said the group had hoped to block the convention.

“The AfD pursues fascist policies: it wants mass deportations and terror on the streets. At the same time, however, it doesn’t solve a single real problem,” she said.

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