Germans take to streets to oppose far-right AfD’s mass deportation plan

Protests held amid calls for party to be banned after meeting neo-Nazis to discuss removing asylum seekers

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Thousands of people across Germany have taken to the streets for the fourth consecutive day to voice their opposition to the far-right populist AfD party after politicians from the party met neo-Nazis to discuss a “master plan” for the mass deportation of asylum seekers and German citizens of foreign origin.

Protests have taken place in Leipzig, Rostock, Essen and Berlin in recent days.