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Critics of the AfD, who mainly comprise [[liberal]]s and the [[establishment]], claim the AfD is somehow overrun by "neo-Nazis" or "Nazi-sympathizers."<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-afd/afd-lawmakers-walk-out-on-holocaust-survivors-speech-in-bavaria-idUSKCN1PH2BM AfD lawmakers walk out on Holocaust survivor's speech in Bavaria]. ''Reuters''. January 23, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.</ref> One example held by critics is a January 2017 speech made in [[Dresden]] by AfD member Björn Höcke, considered by many to be racist and pro-Holocaust. Many [[conservative]]s disagree, arguing that the content of Höcke's speech may have been poorly-worded, but it was patriotic and pro-German rather than Neo-Nazi. While some AfD members (including party leader Petry) condemned his speech and launched a party exclusion trial of Höcke, many other AfD members supported him and his speech, such as the AfD Saarland. Critics of the AfD also falsely label the party terms such as "far-right,"<ref name="JasperTNA"/> despite its policies being [[conservative]] and supporting Christian values.<ref name="ExclusiveStorch">Williams, Thomas D. (September 29, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/09/29/exclusive-interview-german-populist-afd-leader-beatrix-von-storch/ Exclusive Interview with German Populist AfD Leader Beatrix Von Storch]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 8, 2018.</ref>
Critics of the AfD, who mainly comprise [[liberal]]s and the [[establishment]], claim the AfD is somehow overrun by "neo-Nazis" or "Nazi-sympathizers."<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-afd/afd-lawmakers-walk-out-on-holocaust-survivors-speech-in-bavaria-idUSKCN1PH2BM AfD lawmakers walk out on Holocaust survivor's speech in Bavaria]. ''Reuters''. January 23, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.</ref> One example held by critics is a January 2017 speech made in [[Dresden]] by AfD member Björn Höcke, considered by many to be racist and pro-Holocaust. Many [[conservative]]s disagree, arguing that the content of Höcke's speech may have been poorly-worded, but it was patriotic and pro-German rather than Neo-Nazi. While some AfD members (including party leader Petry) condemned his speech and launched a party exclusion trial of Höcke, many other AfD members supported him and his speech, such as the AfD Saarland. Critics of the AfD also falsely label the party terms such as "far-right,"<ref name="JasperTNA"/> despite its policies being [[conservative]] and supporting Christian values.<ref name="ExclusiveStorch">Williams, Thomas D. (September 29, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/09/29/exclusive-interview-german-populist-afd-leader-beatrix-von-storch/ Exclusive Interview with German Populist AfD Leader Beatrix Von Storch]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 8, 2018.</ref>
The youth wing of the party, however, is more liberal than the party overall. For example, it advocated adopting climate change policies more in alignment with [[Environmental alarmism|climate alarmists]].<ref>Nasr, Joseph (May 29, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-afd/save-coal-lose-youth-vote-far-right-german-party-faces-climate-policy-revolt-idUSKCN1SZ1KD Save coal, lose youth vote? Far-right German party faces climate policy revolt]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved May 29, 2019.</ref>
==See also==
==See also==