Euro elections|The Identity and Democracy group says in its press release that it no longer wants to be associated with AfD’s MEP and European election candidate Maximilian Krah.
German far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) has been separated from the Identity and Democracy group (ID) of the European Parliament, the news agencies AFP and Reuters report.
The Identity and Democracy group says in its press release that it no longer wants to be associated with AfD’s MEP and candidate for the European elections Maximilian Krahi.
The decision to separate the AfD is related to Krah for the Italian newspaper La Repubblica to give an interview. He stated in it that he would never call anyone wearing an SS uniform automatically a criminal.
The SS was the military organization of the National Socialist Party of Nazi Germany, which played a central role in the genocide of the Jews.
Krahn’s interview is not the only buzz surrounding him. Krah’s alleged connections to Russia have also attracted attention. Krah himself has denied the connections.
The French right-wing party Rassemblement national, which is part of the Identity and Democracy group, already announced on Tuesday that it does not want to continue in the group with the German Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. A Frenchman told about it Libération magazine.
Despite the separation, the co-leaders of the AfD Alice Weidel and With Tino Chrupa said in their press release that they are “sure” that the party will find new partners after the European Parliament elections.
AfD has been trying to distance himself from Krah in recent days. Crash announced on Wednesday that he resigned from the party’s leadership team and promised the party that he would no longer hold campaign events.
However, Krah is still AfD’s European election candidate.
For right-wing groups an election victory in the spring EU parliamentary elections has been predicted.
In addition to ID, another right-wing group, the group of European conservatives and reformists ECR, will improve its positions in the elections.
The Fundamental Finns of Finland used to sit in ID, but about a year ago they switched back to their former group, ECR.
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