German parliament to debate ban on far-right AfD next week ｜ DPA
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The German parliament is to debate an application for a ban on the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in plenary session for the first time next week, its proposers said in Berlin on Monday. "With its constantly increasing radicalism, the AfD is expressing historically revisionist positions with increasing blatancy," one of the initiators, Marco Wanderwitz of the centre -right CDU, said. He cited a recent statement from AfD co-head Alice Weidel, in which she termed Adolf Hitler a communist. Carmen Wegge of the centre-left SPD called on the Bundestag to open the way for the Constitutional ...

Summary

Germany’s parliament will debate a proposed ban on the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) for the first time next week.

The proposal cites the AfD’s increasing radicalism and historically revisionist statements, such as co-leader Alice Weidel’s claim that Hitler was a communist.

Under Germany’s constitution, a party ban requires proof of opposition to constitutional principles.

Critics warn that a ban could portray the AfD as martyrs.

The AfD currently polls in second place at 20% ahead of February elections.

  • FelixCress@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1182·
    16 hours ago

    My grandad who fought in WW2 used to say to me “You don’t speak to Nazis, you shoot Nazis”.

    To translate this into modern world: AfD should be banned and its politicians should go to prison. The same with all far right across Europe.

    We allowed nazis take power once, we must not make the same mistake again.

    • AgentRocket@feddit.orgEnglish
      27·
      15 hours ago

      We allowed nazis take power once, we must not make the same mistake again.

      In case you missed it, they are in power already, just not in Germany (yet).

    • Passerby6497@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      10 hours ago

      We allowed nazis take power once, we must not make the same mistake again.

      That ship sailed in November

      • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        1·
        3 hours ago

        Hoo boy is this the wrong moment to inject a complaint about Zionism.

        I honestly can’t tell if this is mistimed “save Palestine” or a dog whistle. Probably the former, given the mention of fascism and the fact this is Lemmy, but you never know on the internet.