As Far-Right Surges in US and Germany Debate Rages Over Disqualification of Those Who Would Destroy Democracy
…me-right party known as Die Heimat, finding that it ‘shows disdain for the free democratic basic order.’ In Germany, the hurdles for banning someone from the ballot, or prohibiting a whole party, are high—but due to the country’s genocidal past and the current surge in right-wing extremism (the AfD is leading the polls in Saxony, Thuringia and Brandenburg), demands to use whatever tools the constitution holds to stop the ascent of fascism have bee…
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