The Alternative for Germany (AfD) event, with the participation of far-right and neo-Nazis, provoked strong reactions.
More specifically, the far-right AfD organization in Schleswig-Holstein organized a “networking meeting” in Neumünster-Einfeld earlier today, which was also attended by executives from far-right and neo-Nazi organizations.
Greens: AfD is the biggest risk
“The AfD is the biggest danger. And it is very important to send a message. Because the guests are right-wing extremists,” he said. Greens Representative Jan Kurznercalling on citizens to protest in front of the Greek restaurant where the event would take place.
SPD: The masks have fallen
“The masks have fallen. And we have to call the whole world here and show our faces to everyone,” he said in turn. Social Democratic Party (SPD) the chairman of the local organization Zerpil Midyatli and added that for this event the AfD collaborated with extremists, fascists and neo-Nazis.
In demonstration In addition to the Greens and the SPD, they jointly invited the Christian Democratic Party (CDU) and the Volt and SSW parties. Among the approximately 200 people who gathered were also “Grandmothers Against the Far Right”.
According to the state interior ministry, participants in the AfD event, the exact location of which remained secret until late, included organizations characterized by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution as “definitely far-right.” AfD official Kevin Dorrow said that these officials are “politically controlled” and instrumentalized by governments. “Their assessments are not a criterion for us to know someone.” After all, he added, some AfD organizations are also characterized as “far-right.”
The event flyer also featured the logo of the magazine ‘Compact’, which was banned a few days ago by the federal Ministry of the Interior.
Source: AMPE