A convoy of retro-looking Simson mopeds roars through the forests of Thuringia. The state was once part of Communist-ruled East Germany.
The motorcade is the central image of a campaign video for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. Styled like a 1970s road movie, the video leans heavily on nostalgia. Even the soundtrack seems designed to evoke a lost era.
Leading the two-wheeler rally is Björn Höcke, one of the AfD's most recognizable hard-liners.
West German politician sells Eastern identity
Höcke was born and raised in West Germany. Yet he has built his political career in the east by presenting the AfD as a defender of East German identity and grievance.
