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epa11117992 An activist wearing a mask of Alternative for Germany (AfD) party member Bjoern Hoecke (L) poses during the handover of a petition against Hoecke, in front of the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, 01 February 2024. More than 1.6 million people signed a petition calling on the Bundestag and the Federal Government to file an application to strip Bjoern Hoecke, far-right regional chairman of Thurigia's AfD, of some of his basic rights under Article 18 of the Basic Law. This forfeiture and its extent shall be declared by the Federal Constitutional Court. EPA/FILIP SINGER