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Several hundred demonstrators protested outside where members of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) planned to watch Sunday’s election results in the eastern German state of Brandenburg. The demonstrators held placards and banners with slogans including “Potsdam Nazi-free” outside the AfD event on the outskirts of Potsdam, Brandenburg’s state capital. A dpa reporter at the scene noted numerous police officers. Opinion polls suggest the AfD are neck and neck with the ruling centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) in the state;s parliamentary election. The AfD is already riding high after fi…

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