Germany’s far-right AfD holds party convention in Dresden | DW News

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party is holding a convention this weekend to decide what their program will be for national elections in September. The AfD’s 600 delegates are meeting in person in the city of Dresden, despite high numbers of coronavirus cases in Germany. Protests are taking place outside the conference. The party’s anti-Islam, anti-immigrant stance, as well as its criticism of measures to fight the pandemic, have courted controversy. The gathering is expected to be the scene of bitter debate between its extreme-right faction and its more conservative right-wing powers. Germany’s largest opposition party, the Alternative for Germany, looks set to slide further to the right, according to a draft platform due to be decided upon at the party conference. Germany will hold a federal election later this year, and Jörg Meuthen is planning an aggressive campaign for the AfD, which he co-chairs. The far-right party’s platform will include calls for the dep