Party’s latest controversy highlights growing divisions within European far-right and nationalist groups
The lead candidate for Alternative für Deutschland (AfD, Alternative for Germany) in the European parliamentary election has resigned from the far-right party’s leadership, as growing divisions between Europe’s nationalist parties threaten to undermine their expected gains in next month’s ballot.
Maximilian Krah, who last weekend told the Italian newspaper La Repubblica that the SS, the Nazis’ main paramilitary force, were “not all criminals”, said in a statement on Wednesday that his comments were “being misused as a pretext to damage our party”.
Continue reading…Party’s latest controversy highlights growing divisions within European far-right and nationalist groupsEurope live – latest updatesThe lead candidate for Alternative für Deutschland (AfD, Alternative for Germany) in the European parliamentary election has resigned from the far-right party’s leadership, as growing divisions between Europe’s nationalist parties threaten to undermine their expected gains in next month’s ballot.Maximilian Krah, who last weekend told the Italian newspaper La Repubblica that the SS, the Nazis’ main paramilitary force, were “not all criminals”, said in a statement on Wednesday that his comments were “being misused as a pretext to damage our party”. Continue reading…