German police are bracing to guard an annual congress of the far-right AfD party this weekend against tens of thousands of antifascist demonstrators who are determined to shut it down.

Protests planned in Erfurt where delegates will celebrate party’s rise to become the country’s most popular political force

Alternative for Germany (AfD) gathers in Erfurt, in the eastern German state of Thuringia, tomorrow and Sunday for its national congress. Movements, trade unions, political…