Around 3,300 people gathered in the western German city of Dortmund on Sunday to protest against a visit by a fascist politician from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party — and an even bigger protest is expected in Düsseldorf on Monday. Björn Höcke, a senior AfD figure who leads the far-right party in the eastern German state of Thuringia, attended a party event at Dortmund town hall on Sunday. A German court ruled in 2019 that the 53-year-old, who has twice been convicted of using illegal Nazi rhetoric, may legally be described a "fascist." Dortmund Mayor Alexander Kalouti of the conservative CDU had attempted to have Höcke banned from speaking, but a court in nearby Gelsenkirchen dismissed the appeal. "For me, it was clear that I didn't want this man in my town hall," Kalouti told the local Ruhr Nachrichten newspaper before joining protesters outside. "So it was also clear that I would be here." The protest was over five times the size local police had expected.…