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ESSEN: The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) declared its ambition to rise to power in Germany as its party congress kicked off on Saturday with clashes between hooded demonstrators and police, just weeks after it scored record EU election results. About 1,000 police were deployed in the western city of Essen, where demonstration organi­sers said 50,000 protestors marched towards the …

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