Far-right AfD launches EU election campaign amid turmoil

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Germany's far-right AfD party launched its EU election campaign amidst controversy, including the absence of its lead candidate due to an espionage-related arrest and declining poll ratings.

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00:00 The far-right AfD party has started its European election campaign.

00:04 The campaign kicked off in high spirits, despite the fact that the party's main candidate,

00:09 Maximilian Kahr, missed the event amid his employee being arrested on charges of espionage

00:14 for China.

00:15 The party's leadership used the occasion to blame opponents in building obstacles and

00:19 using a democratic means to try to destroy the AfD.

00:23 "It is really adventurous how our party is supposed to be destroyed, how our party is

00:30 supposed to be damaged, how we are supposed to create unrest and distrust.

00:36 I think we have to resist this.

00:39 We will resist this.

00:40 We will continue to act with a cool head.

00:42 In the end, we will emerge stronger from this story and we will win the election."

00:49 As the event took place, anti-right protests erupted in the city, featuring mottos such

00:54 as "Real Women Hate the AfD."

00:56 (applause)

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