The AfD in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is an instructive case. The state branch is the only one among the East German branches that has not been classified ... Show more
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This is how nationalist the new AfD members of parliament in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania are
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AfD lead candidate Siegmund: He used to sell perfume, now he promotes far-right politics
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Key FactsFar-Right Supporters Feature in Siegmund’s AfD Campaign
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- The AfD hopes to make Siegmund minister-president of Saxony-Anhalt’s one-party government after Sunday’s election.
- Matthäus Westfal, legally convicted of incitement to hatred, streamed from the event for hours; his broadcasts draw six-figure click numbers.
- His confidants include Patrick Harr and Laurens Nothdurft, former officials of the banned HDJ, who could receive government posts after an AfD victory.
- After attending the Potsdam meeting exposed by Correctiv, Siegmund was removed as chairman of the state parliament’s social affairs committee.
Deported from day one, and, indeed, until the runway glows.— Ulrich Siegmund; from his ten-point plan for the first 100 days as prime minister (direct quote).
Paid articlePaywall Far-right extremists in the election campaign: Hitler salutes and shouts of "gassing" at a Siegmund event
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Paid articlePaywall Hardcore Nazis, Hammerskin and Hitler codes: Right-wing extremists feel right at home during the Berlin AfD's election campaign.
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Why the AfD Hesse is in the Office for the Protection of the Constitution report for the first time
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Key FactsHesse’s intelligence report lists AfD for first time
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- Interior Minister Roman Poseck said at the presentation in Wiesbaden that Hesse was threatened by far-right extremism, militant Islamism, far-left groups, espionage and hybrid attacks.
- The LfV counted nearly 1,900 far-right extremists last year, more than half of whom were classified as willing to use violence, along with about 1,700 far-right offences, including 30 violent crimes.
- In early June, the Wiesbaden Administrative Court ruled that the LfV may monitor AfD Hessen and classify it as a suspected far-right extremist organisation.
- Among 2,640 far-left extremists, the LfV recorded 283 far-left-motivated offences, nearly 83 percent more than previously, including 44 violent crimes.
a mirror image of the extensive challenges to the liberal-democratic constitutional order— Poseck, Interior Minister (CDU), during the presentation of the Hessian Office for the Protection of the Constitution's annual report in Wiesbaden
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“Normalization has progressed”: Counseling centers warn of strong radicalization of young neo-Nazis in schools
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After festival against the far right: CDU district administrator threatens to sue Die Toten Hosen singer
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“Jamel rockt den Förster”: District administrator counters criticism from Die Toten Hosen
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Paid articlePaywall Election campaign in Germany's largest district: He lost to the AfD. Now he's trying again - with feeling
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Entry ban for right-wing extremists Sellner? This will be difficult: German politicians are discussing the lockout of Martin Sellner after his appearance and ...
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