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The '''National Democratic Party''' (German: Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands, NPD) is a far-right party often identified as 'neo-Nazi' in the press.<ref>[http://www.austriantimes.at/index.php?id=12379 Austrian ´neo-Nazi´ joins NPD’s executive committee]], 8 April 2009, accessed 2 February 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.dw.de/second-attempt-to-ban-neo-nazi-npd-under-way/a-17726217 Second attempt to ban neo-Nazi NPD under way]], Deutsche Welle, 21 June 2014, accessed 2 february 2015</ref> | The '''National Democratic Party''' (German: Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands, NPD) is a far-right party often identified as 'neo-Nazi' in the press.<ref>[http://www.austriantimes.at/index.php?id=12379 Austrian ´neo-Nazi´ joins NPD’s executive committee]], 8 April 2009, accessed 2 February 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.dw.de/second-attempt-to-ban-neo-nazi-npd-under-way/a-17726217 Second attempt to ban neo-Nazi NPD under way]], Deutsche Welle, 21 June 2014, accessed 2 february 2015</ref> | ||
The party reportedly praised the [[PEGIDA]] demonstration and saw them as ‘a chance to take their worldview directly to the middle class’<ref name="rattlesGermany">[http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/anti-muslim-pegida-movement-rattles-germany-a-1009245.html The End of Tolerance? Anti-Muslim Movement Rattles Germany], Spiegel Online International, 21 December 2014, accessed 5 January 2015</ref> | The party reportedly praised the [[PEGIDA]] demonstration and saw them as ‘a chance to take their worldview directly to the middle class’<ref name="rattlesGermany">[http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/anti-muslim-pegida-movement-rattles-germany-a-1009245.html The End of Tolerance? Anti-Muslim Movement Rattles Germany], Spiegel Online International, 21 December 2014, accessed 5 January 2015</ref> | ||
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| + | *[[Udo Voigt]] - Germany's 'first far-right MEP' and former NPD leader (1996-2011). Has praised Hitler as a "great statesman"<ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/26/meet-the-new-faces-in-the-european-parliament Meet the new faces ready to sweep into the European parliament], The Guardian, 26 May 2014</ref> | ||
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Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands logo, Source: CRW Flags
The National Democratic Party (German: Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands, NPD) is a far-right party often identified as 'neo-Nazi' in the press.[1][2]
The party reportedly praised the PEGIDA demonstration and saw them as ‘a chance to take their worldview directly to the middle class’[3]
People
- Udo Voigt - Germany's 'first far-right MEP' and former NPD leader (1996-2011). Has praised Hitler as a "great statesman"[4]
Notes
- ↑ Austrian ´neo-Nazi´ joins NPD’s executive committee], 8 April 2009, accessed 2 February 2015
- ↑ Second attempt to ban neo-Nazi NPD under way], Deutsche Welle, 21 June 2014, accessed 2 february 2015
- ↑ The End of Tolerance? Anti-Muslim Movement Rattles Germany, Spiegel Online International, 21 December 2014, accessed 5 January 2015
- ↑ Meet the new faces ready to sweep into the European parliament, The Guardian, 26 May 2014
