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epa08424397 (FILE) - Top candidate of of the Alternative for Germany party (AfD) for Brandenburg Andreas Kalbitz (L) and the AfD faction chairman in the regional parliament of Thuringia, Bjoern Hoecke (L) take part in an election campaign closing event in Koenigs Wusterhausen, Germany, 30 August 2019 (reissued 15 May 2020). According to media reports Alternative for Germany party (AfD) have excluded regional group leader in Brandenburg Andreas Kalbitz and from the AfD party. Media reports state, Kalbitz attended a pentecostal camp of the national socialist and meanwhile by the interior ministry forbidden 'German Youth Loyal to the Homeland' (Heimattreue Deutsche Jugend, HDJ). The AfD chair board met on 15 May 2020 to discuss an exclusion of Kalbitz. EPA/FELIPE TRUEBA