Right-wing extremists are allowed to take part in local elections in Hildburghausen
A well-known figure from Thuringia’s right-wing extremist scene is allowed to take part in a local election. The decision can no longer be reversed. An applicant described by the Thuringian Office for the Protection of the Constitution as a right-wing extremist known throughout Germany has been approved for local elections in the Hildburghausen district. He […]
Brussels: Police block right-wing conference – Maaßen also expected
Right-wing extremist politicians held a conference in Brussels. However, the police did not let them into the building. Hans-Georg Maaßen was also expected. At a conference of right-wing populists and nationalists in Brussels, the police prevented people from entering for hours. According to the organizers, the officials arrived at the conference in the center of […]
It wasn’t about winning at all
Good morning, dear reader, I don’t know much about boxing. I’ve watched a handful of fights in my life so far. What I know is this: You duel in a ring, trying to weaken your opponent with targeted strikes. When you hit a particularly good shot, the other guy’s head starts spinning. Everything is spinning […]
This is how the TV duel between Björn Höcke and Mario Voigt went
Mettbrötchen, racist slogans and chancellor-like gaps in memory: This is how the TV duel between the Thuringian top candidates Björn Höcke (AfD) and Mario Voigt (CDU) went. The country’s best-known right-wing extremist on prime time TV: Rarely has a TV duel received as much attention as the one between the Thuringian AfD right-winger Björn Höcke […]
State election in Thuringia | Sharp criticism of TV by Voigt and Höcke
Can fact checks still catch this? The TV duel between the Thuringian top candidates from the CDU and AfD is causing sharp criticism. A good five months before the state elections in Thuringia, the two top candidates from the CDU and AfD, Mario Voigt and Björn Höcke, argued on TV about the topics of Europe […]
How the TV duel between Höcke and Voigt came about
Rarely has a TV duel caused as much excitement and sensation as the upcoming debate between Björn Höcke and Mario Voigt. The starting position for both could hardly be more different. The most important things at a glance Millions of people always watch the television duels before the federal elections, and long beforehand there is […]
A good 1,000 right-wing extremists with weapons permits
The government publishes figures on how many right-wing extremists have firearms permits. “Concrete action from the authorities is needed,” says left-wing MP Martina Renner. 181 suspected right-wing extremists had their weapons permits revoked in 2022 or returned them after pressure from the authorities. This emerges from a response from the federal government to a request […]
A good 1,000 right-wing extremists are known to have weapons permits
The government publishes figures on how many right-wing extremists have firearms permits. “Concrete action from the authorities is needed,” says left-wing MP Martina Renner. 181 suspected right-wing extremists had their weapons permits revoked in 2022 or returned them after pressure from the authorities. This emerges from a response from the federal government to a request […]
AfD fails in court with urgent application against Freiburg’s mayor
The AfD Freiburg wanted to have statements by the city’s non-party mayor banned by urgent application. The administrative court takes a different view. After statements made by Freiburg Mayor Martin Horn (independent) on social networks, the local AfD district association failed with an urgent application to court. The application was intended to ban the city […]
Nationwide entry ban imposed against right-wing extremists
A nationwide entry ban was imposed against the Austrian right-wing extremist Martin Sellner. Sellner is considered a leading figure in the “Identitarian Movement.” The former head of the right-wing extremist Identitarian movement in Austria, Martin Sellner, is no longer allowed to enter Germany. The Brandenburg state capital Potsdam confirmed on Tuesday that it had obtained […]
