Former President of the Bundestag and member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), Wolfgang Thierse, called for the possibility of closing the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party to be considered. The publication reports that Tagsspiegel.
“If the constitutional protection ministries in the three federal states have classified the AfD as a far-right party, then the state must also check the possibility of banning the AfD,” Thierse said.
He believes that the procedure for banning the AfD party could take several years, during which time the party could present itself as a “victim” and use this position for propaganda purposes.
For the first time, a candidate emerged from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. taken the position of mayor of a German city. We are talking about the city of Pirna, located in the federal state of Saxony.
Previously in Germany sorted extremist youth organization “Alternatives for Germany”.