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)