Once again, the german politics She was shocked because of the far-right group, Alternative for Germany (AfD). A few days before the regional elections in Thuringia, the Justice of the German country summoned the politician Björn HöckeMember of the Thuringian Regional Parliament, who is accused of having used an old Nazi slogan in public.
The fact that it is accused Höcke happened to end of may 2021. If tried, the accused faces a sentence of up to three years in prisonwhat I could complicate your candidacy.
The Nazi slogan that generated a stir in Germany
The judicial process began in September 2023. According to the accusation of the german prosecutor’s officeHöcke is accused of using, on two separate occasions, the phrase “Alles fur Deutschland” (“All for Germany”)an old slogan used by the SA, a paramilitary group that was key in the rise to power of Adolf Hitler.
In the midst of the accusations, the politician came to the audience in Halle, in eastern Germany, dressed in a dark suit and a light blue tie. Outside, hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the courthouse to express your discontent with what happenedwith flags with messages like “AfD must be stopped” either “Björn Höcke is a Nazi“.
The controversial leader of the far-right political party Alternative for Germany – who is also a history professor – claimed that I was unaware that the phrase was used by the Nazis. However, prosecutors argue that he used the words “ full knowledge of its origins and meaning“.
It is estimated that the judicial process will last until mid-may. If found guilty, Höcke faces a sentence of up to three years in prisonwhich could complicate his future in the state of Thuringia, a region where his political party is broad candidate to win the regional elections.
Alternative for Germany: the controversial political party with Nazi slogans
AfD is a far-right political party formed in 2012 that gained much relevance in the German democratic scene. With a speech that raises openly racist flags, anti-immigration and anti-europeanthey achieved close adhesion to the 23% of the votes and they became the second most popular force at the national level after the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Alice Elisabeth WeidelGerman economist and businesswoman, has been the current representative of the political party since 2022 and leader of the party’s parliamentary group in the Bundestag since 2017. Currently, AfD presents itself as the strongest candidate to win the Thuringian regional electionswhich will be carried out on September 1st of this year.
During January 2024thousands of Germans took to the streets to demonstrate against the slogans promoted by the political party. These protests occurred after a secret meeting of the far right where AfD members they got together with neo-nazi groups to plan the expulsion of millions of asylum seekers and of German citizens of foreign origin.
The victory of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the elections for the mayor of Sonneberg, a city located in the east of the country, put the far right at the center of the German political debate. Now, despite the accusations, Björn Höcke seeks to become Prime Minister of Thuringia and get the first big victory for his group.
Source: Ambito
