Alexander Gauland
Alexander Gauland has been described as a 'elder'[1] and 'vice-chairman'[2] of the Eurosceptic party Alternative for Germany (AfD)
In May, AfD Vice-Chairman Alexander Gauland 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. Petry distanced herself from that statement, but her September 2016 interview with "Die Welt" may have opened her up to accusations of racism - perhaps even from within her own party. [3]
Views
On PEGIDA
He has declared AfD ‘the natural allies' of the anti-Islam PEGIDA (Patriotic Europeans Against Islamisation of the West) movement and said he would attend a demonstration in December 2014[4]
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
- ↑ Jefferson Chase, 'AfD co-chair Petry wants to rehabilitate controversial term', DW, 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
