The AfD, a populist right-wing and anti-Islam party, will seek to choose a new co-leader to take it up to a general election later this year.
Police have deployed 4,000 officers.
Two have been injured in clashes, one while escorting party members.
They have described the mood as tense and there are several reports of arrests. One man was detained after a police officer was hurt.
Bicycle blockade
About 100 people tried to break through a police line on the opposite side of the Rhine river from the conference venue, Die Welt newspaper reports (in German). Outside the hotel, 50-60 people blocked access using a chain of bicycles. Police broke this up, leading to skirmishes with protesters
Police have deployed 4,000 officers.
Two have been injured in clashes, one while escorting party members.
They have described the mood as tense and there are several reports of arrests. One man was detained after a police officer was hurt.
Bicycle blockade
About 100 people tried to break through a police line on the opposite side of the Rhine river from the conference venue, Die Welt newspaper reports (in German). Outside the hotel, 50-60 people blocked access using a chain of bicycles. Police broke this up, leading to skirmishes with protesters
German riot
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