Protest blockade around Giessen: Party leaders stuck: AfD congress starts two hours late
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AfD Youth Founding Delayed by Large-Scale ProtestsAbout 50,000 protesters caused a two-hour delay at the AfD congress forming a new youth group in Gießen on November 29.
- The AfD congress to establish a new youth organization started over two hours late due to extensive road blockades and protests.
- The successor to the dissolved Junge Alternative will be integrated into the party as 'Generation Deutschland' to increase AfD's control.
- Approximately 50,000 mostly peaceful demonstrators protested, with some incidents of violence against police and property damage.
- Ten people with minor injuries visited the university hospital, while police and emergency services maintained regular operations despite disruptions.
The new party youth is also meant to function as a kind of training ground and train the party officials of the future.— Tom Kollmar, ntv reporter, describes the objectives of the new AfD youth organization.
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