Sunday, December 3, 2017

Rising German nationalist party elects leaders amid protests

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From left, federal Parliament faction leader Alice Weidel, left, and Alexander Gauland, center, and the party's chairman Joerg Meuthen, right, attend a party convention of the Alternative for Germany, AfD, party in Hannover, Germany, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Members of a rising nationalist party in Germany elected their leadership Saturday at a convention in the city of Hannover that was overshadowed by protests.

Joerg Meuthen was re-elected as chairman at the first full party congress since the Alternative for Germany, known as AfD, won seats in the national parliament for the first time.

Alexander Gauland, one of the party's parliamentary leaders and a power within AfD, was elected as co-chair.

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