German protests against far-right draw tens of thousands after AfD win

Tens of thousands of people across Germany protested against far-right extremism on Saturday, following the AfD party's historic election win in Saxony-Anhalt. Major rallies took place in Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Berlin and Munich, with police and organizers reporting attendance figures ranging from 12,000 to 32,000 per city. The protests came nearly a week after the AfD won 44% of the vote in the Saxony-Anhalt election, bringing the far right closest to power since World War II. The demonstrations were partly organized by the group PRÜF, which holds monthly rallies in state capitals demanding the Constitutional Court review parties suspected of extremism. The AfD is monitored nationwide as a suspected extremist organization, and some politicians have proposed examining a potential party ban.