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Germany's far-right AfD throws out regional leader
dw.com ^ | August 28, 2019 | Ben Knight

Posted on 08/29/2019 11:21:27 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has expelled Doris von Sayn-Wittgenstein, the party leader in the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein.

A party tribunal found that the 64-year-old had damaged the party's reputation by supporting Gedächtnisstätte ("Memorial Site"), an organization accused of Holocaust denial.

Gedächtnisstätte is on a list of organizations the AfD says are incompatible with its own principles, and is also on the watch list of several domestic intelligence agencies in Germany. The organization was founded in 1992 by Ursula Haverbeck, one of Germany's most notorious Holocaust deniers, who is currently in prison following repeated offenses.

Sayn-Wittgenstein still enjoyed the support of Schleswig-Holstein's regional party only two months ago, when she was re-elected party leader, but prominent AfD politicians on Thursday claimed the expulsion as a sign of their stand against extremism.

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TOPICS: Germany
KEYWORDS: neonazis

1 posted on 08/29/2019 11:21:27 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

It’s clear that Germany is no longer free.

Reading the headlines of related stories at DW proves that.


2 posted on 08/30/2019 2:23:18 AM PDT by sauropod (I am His and He is Mine)
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To: sauropod

We are on the same road


3 posted on 08/30/2019 4:48:35 AM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: sauropod

Huh? This is an internal decision by the AfD to show the German voting public that they aren’t neo-Nazis. It isn’t “free” or “unfree” - political parties get to decide how they structure themselves to win elections.


4 posted on 08/30/2019 7:21:55 AM PDT by Alter Kaker (Gravitation is a theory, not a fact. It should be approached with an open mind...)
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To: Alter Kaker

Go back and read my post.

i was referring to the other headlines of related articles that come up when you view the original one.


5 posted on 08/30/2019 9:57:36 AM PDT by sauropod (I am His and He is Mine)
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