Far-right politician Bjoern Hoecke woos German youth in Thuringia

Far-right politician Bjoern Hoecke woos German youth in Thuringia reuters_tickers 4 minutes By Thomas Escritt ARNSTADT, Germany (Reuters) – In this small town in eastern Germany, far-right politician Bjoern Hoecke promises a rapt audience he will stop immigration and housing shortages, gender-aware language and weapons deliveries to Ukraine. “Here, in the east, the sun is rising,” said the 52-year-old leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the state of Thuringia at the July launch of the party’s campaign for a state election in September which polls suggest it could win. Hoecke’s admirers see the man with a boyish quiff...