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Today in Focus

The terrifying, far-right ‘masterplan’ sparking protests across Germany

Today in Focus

The Guardian

News, Daily News

4.65.9K Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The far-right party AfD has met neo-Nazi activists to discuss mass deportations. Why is the party still so popular? Kate Connolly reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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Terms and conditions apply. Picture the scene, it's November 25th last year, an imposing 1920s era hotel on a quiet

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lake in Potsdam, a city east of Berlin. And inside the hotel, a secret meeting is gathering to discuss a plan.

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Invitations had been sent to all the participants by post, not by email, deliberately.

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They said that the discussion would be of a master plan. One by one guests are arriving.

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One turns up in his car, a white 4 by 4, blaring a song that mocks Angela Merkel's welcoming migrants.

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The hightland is a white and they shall live in the The hotel starts filling up ahead of the main event.

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There are senior figures in the room from the far right party, the alternative for Germany or AFD, which is currently

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surging in the polls. In fact, it's the second most popular party in the country.

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And they're mixing with the other guests in the room.

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Quite a few members from the neo-Nazi scene,

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along with business people who are known to support the scene,

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