The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) established a new youth organization called Generation Deutschland (GD) on Saturday at a founding congress accompanied by massive protests.
More than 800 participants adopted a youth statute with rules on the role and work of the new organisation, which, unlike its predecessor Junge Alternative, is to be closely linked to the AfD.
Several people with minor injuries were treated at the city’s university hospital as protests raged against the founding of the new group.
Around 10 to 15 officers also suffered minor injuries, the police said.
Tino Chrupalla (AfD), co-chair of the AfD parliamentary group, sits on the podium at the founding event of the AfD youth organization. Its predecessor “Junge Alternative”, which was classified as right-wing extremist, had dissolved itself. The two federal co-chairs are also due to speak at the founding event in the Hessenhallen. Andreas Arnold/dpa
