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| − | '''Alexander Gauland''' has been described as | + | '''Alexander Gauland''' has been described as an 'elder'<ref name="Econ">[http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21640386-how-anti-foreigner-anti-establishment-group-changing-german-politics-gone-boy-right Gone boy on the right], ''The Economist'', 24 January 2015</ref> and 'vice-chairman'<ref name="WSJ">Anton Troianovski, [http://www.wsj.com/articles/upstart-german-party-considers-anti-islam-stance-1422482362 Upstart German Party Considers Anti-Islam Stance]], ''Wall Street Journal'', 28 January 2015</ref> of the Eurosceptic party [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD). |
| − | + | In May 2016, the [[AfD]] vice-chairman sparked controversy when he asserted that "people wouldn't want Boateng as a neighbor," referring to German national team defender [[Jerome Boateng]], whose father is from Ghana. <ref> Von Alan Posener, [https://www.welt.de/debatte/kommentare/article155952495/Bei-Gauland-hat-die-FAS-Fehler-gemacht.html 'Bei Gauland hat die „FAS“ Fehler gemacht'], ''Die Welt'', 06 June 2016. Accessed 14 September 2016. </ref> Co-chairwoman [[Frauke Petry]] distanced herself from that statement at the time, but an interview in September 2016 with [["Die Welt"]] similarly prompted accusations of racism - even from within her own party. <ref> Jefferson Chase, [http://www.dw.com/en/afd-co-chair-petry-wants-to-rehabilitate-controversial-term/a-19543222 AfD co-chair Petry wants to rehabilitate controversial term], ''Die Welt'', 11 September 2016. Accessed 14 September 2016. </ref> | |
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| + | ==Views== | ||
| + | ===On PEGIDA=== | ||
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| + | Gauland has declared AfD ‘the natural allies' of the anti-Islam [[PEGIDA]] ([[Patriotic Europeans Against Islamisation of the West]]) movement and attended one of its demonstrations in December 2014<ref name="visiblerise">Adam Withnall, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/germany-sees-visible-rise-in-support-for-farright-extremism-in-response-to-perceived-islamisation-of-the-west-9926264.html Germany sees 'visible rise' in support for far-right extremism in response to perceived 'Islamisation' of the West], ''The Independent'', 15 December 2014, accessed 5 Jan 2015</ref> | ||
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| + | ===On Muslim immigration=== | ||
| + | Gauland has called for a stop to the migration into Germany of Muslims from the Middle East who 'aren’t willing or able to integrate'.<ref name="WSJ"/> | ||
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
Latest revision as of 01:51, 15 September 2016
Alexander Gauland has been described as an 'elder'[1] and 'vice-chairman'[2] of the Eurosceptic party Alternative for Germany (AfD).
In May 2016, the AfD vice-chairman sparked controversy when he asserted that "people wouldn't want Boateng as a neighbor," referring to German national team defender Jerome Boateng, whose father is from Ghana. [3] Co-chairwoman Frauke Petry distanced herself from that statement at the time, but an interview in September 2016 with "Die Welt" similarly prompted accusations of racism - even from within her own party. [4]
Views
On PEGIDA
Gauland has declared AfD ‘the natural allies' of the anti-Islam PEGIDA (Patriotic Europeans Against Islamisation of the West) movement and attended one of its demonstrations in December 2014[5]
On Muslim immigration
Gauland has called for a stop to the migration into Germany of Muslims from the Middle East who 'aren’t willing or able to integrate'.[2]
Affiliations
Notes
- ↑ Gone boy on the right, The Economist, 24 January 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Anton Troianovski, Upstart German Party Considers Anti-Islam Stance], Wall Street Journal, 28 January 2015
- ↑ Von Alan Posener, 'Bei Gauland hat die „FAS“ Fehler gemacht', Die Welt, 06 June 2016. Accessed 14 September 2016.
- ↑ Jefferson Chase, AfD co-chair Petry wants to rehabilitate controversial term, Die Welt, 11 September 2016. Accessed 14 September 2016.
- ↑ Adam Withnall, Germany sees 'visible rise' in support for far-right extremism in response to perceived 'Islamisation' of the West, The Independent, 15 December 2014, accessed 5 Jan 2015
