Thousands protest in Germany against the far-right as AfD party begins election campaign

The protests took place while AfD was opening its election campaign in the central city of Halle on Saturday.

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00:00Thousands of people have taken to the streets across major cities in Germany to protest

00:05against the rise of right-wing extremism ahead of the country's upcoming February federal

00:10elections.

00:11The protests came as the far-right Alternative for Germany, AFD political party, began its

00:16election campaign.

00:18According to local reports in Cologne, western Germany, over 15,000 people rallied on the

00:23streets.

00:24The AFD on Saturday kicked off its election campaign, where Chancellor candidates Alice

00:51Vidal and Tino Troupala addressed their supporters.

00:55With gains the party made last year in some eastern states, many expect the AFD to put

00:59up a strong showing in next month's elections.