Will Frankfurt an der Oder elect its first AfD mayor?:
Frankfurt an der Oder is electing a new mayor. Four candidates are running – a victory for the AfD seems ...
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Federal Court of Justice: Criminal verdict against AfD politician Wilko Möller legally binding
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Key FactsRuling Against AfD Lawmaker Möller Becomes Final
1 days ago · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- The Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe rejected Möller’s appeal on points of law, making the Frankfurt (Oder) Regional Court judgment final.
- In February, the regional court fined him €11,600 for using symbols of unconstitutional organizations.
- According to the judgment, Möller knowingly used a campaign poster showing an arm position so similar to the Hitler salute it could be mistaken for it.
- Brandenburg’s domestic intelligence agency classifies the AfD in the state as confirmed far-right extremist.
AfD demo in Frankfurt (Oder): Police investigate racist incidents: After an AfD demonstration against youth violence in Frankfurt (Oder), the police are ...
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Rally in Frankfurt (Oder): CDU criticizes planned AfD demonstration: UPDATE, 3:15 p.m.: There is criticism of an AfD rally in Frankfurt (Oder) following the ...
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Paid articlePaywall Kicks in the face: Youth violence shocks Brandenburg: Several youths are said to have beaten up a student in Frankfurt (Oder). A video documents the brutal ...
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Hitler salute on campaign poster? AfD politician from Brandenburg convicted: Brandenburg AfD politician Wilko Möller has been convicted because a Hitler salute ...
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Key FactsControversy Over AfD Election Poster Verdict
Feb 18, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nzz.ch
- A Brandenburg court fined AfD politician Wilko Möller for an alleged Hitler salute on his election poster.
- The poster features parents raising arms to form a symbolic roof over children, resembling a CDU campaign image.
- The graphic designer mirrored the original photo, causing the man’s raised right arm to resemble the banned gesture.
- A legal expert questions the verdict and argues that democratic societies should respond to provocations with debate, not bans.
In a liberal democracy, we do not respond to provocations with bans, but with arguments and discussions.— Volker Boehme-Nessler, Professor of Public Law and Media and Telecommunications Law at Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, comments on the conviction of Wilko Möller.
Trial over Hitler salute: Brandenburg's state parliament rejects immunity for AfD member of parliament
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Election poster with alleged Hitler salute: AfD politician Möller must appear in court
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Katja Hoyer on the success of independents: “The problem lies with the parties, not the voters.”
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Brandenburg: Independent candidates win mayoral runoffs: In Potsdam and Frankfurt/Oder, independent candidates won the runoffs. They prevailed against the SPD ...
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Key FactsIndependent Candidates Win Key Mayoral Races in Brandenburg
Oct 12, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: berliner-zeitung.de
- Noosha Aubel, an independent backed by Greens and Volt, secured 72.9% of votes in Potsdam against SPD's Severin Fischer.
- The SPD lost the mayoral office in Potsdam for the first time since 1990, ending its prolonged governance.
- Axel Strasser, an independent, won Frankfurt (Oder) with 69.8%, defeating AfD candidate Wilko Möller, who received 30.2%.
- In Eisenhüttenstadt and Wriezen, AfD candidates lost mayoral runoffs to CDU and SPD contenders, respectively.
No green experiments— Severin Fischer warns on his posters against Noosha Aubel.
"You've already won": Frankfurt (Oder) and Eisenhüttenstadt before the runoff election
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Paid articlePaywall Mayoral candidate for Frankfurt (Oder): “By the way, I speak Polish.”: On Sunday, Axel Strasser could become mayor of Frankfurt (Oder) as an independent ...
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AfD loses mayoral elections: No brown wave in Brandenburg: Independent candidates in particular triumph in the mayoral elections in Brandenburg ...
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Mayoral elections in Potsdam and Frankfurt/Oder: The “blue wave” failed to materialize
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2025 mayoral elections in Brandenburg: Results from Potsdam, Frankfurt (Oder) & Co.
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Mayoral elections in Potsdam and Frankfurt (Oder): A decisive turning point for Brandenburg
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Paid articlePaywall Interview with Brandenburg's Interior Minister Wilke: | "Don't detach yourself from the mood"
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Comment: Will the AfD govern a large city nationwide for the first time?: The question arises now that two city leaders have to be newly elected in Brandenburg ...
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Brandenburg: Former Left-winger René Wilke as Interior Minister - | Woidke (SPD) is taking a huge risk
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