Björn Höcke is the leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the east German state of Thuringia and the party's most outspoken firebrand. He has been twice convicted of knowingly using a Nazi slogan. Party leaders have been forced to make peace with him and the voters he attracts, especially in eastern Germany. Senior figures in the AfD who were uncomfortable with his influence have quit or been forced out.
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