German president calls for ‘alliance against extremism’ following protests

People hold up their phones as they protest against the AfD party and right-wing extremism in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP)

Germany’s president called on Monday for a broad “alliance against extremism” in the wake of a report about far-right discussions of deporting millions of immigrants that prompted protests by hundreds of thousands of people.

Germany has seen more than two weeks of protests against the Alternative for Germany party and others on the far right.