Anti-AfD protesters interrupt Alice Weidel interview live on German TV
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A live interview with Alice Weidel, co-leader of the far-right AfD, was disrupted by protesters during its airing on ARD. Protesters, including groups like Omas gegen Rechts, played loud music and chanted slogans, making parts of the interview inaudible for viewers. The AfD has requested the interview be redone to allow Weidel to answer questions properly. ARD stated they were unaware of the protest in advance and will review their protocols to ensure uninterrupted interviews in the future.
During the television interview with ARD on Sunday, Alice Weidel, co-leader of the AfD, appeared at times to struggle to hear the questions being asked of her as protesters gathered below the provisional stage for the interview in Berlin. The speakers of a bus used as part of the demonstration blared the anti-AfD song Schei AfD Jodler, which hindered the interview's audio quality significantly for viewers at home.
ARD said it would learn lessons from the incident but refused to say whether it would redo the interview. A spokesperson stated, 'An uninterrupted flow in interviews is in our interest and, above all, in the interest of the audience.'
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