BERLIN, May 26. (DPA/EP) –
The far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) is the second choice in the polls ahead of the European elections on June 9 with 17 percent of voting intention, only behind the conservative Christian Democratic Union (30 percent). hundred).
Behind the AfD is the ruling Social Democratic Party (SPD) with 14 percent of the vote, followed by the Greens (13 percent) and the Liberal Democratic Party (FDP, 4 percent), according to the INSA study for the ‘Bild am Sonntag’ newspaper.
AfD has thus maintained its score since April despite the controversies of recent weeks, such as the defense of the Nazi SS after defending that all its members were not criminals.
They have also had to remove their ‘number two’ on the lists, Petr Bystron, after a police search of his home in Berlin in the framework of an investigation into money laundering and bribery and his relations with pro-Russian networks.
This Sunday, the Rhineland-Palatinate state police reported an intervention to prevent a far-right concert in the town of Kröv.
“From what we know so far, some people, most of whom probably came from North Rhine-Westphalia, tried to organize a concert there with a clear background of far-right and far-right music,” explained the head of Interior of the region, Michael Ebling. “Our police have prevented it (…). Right-wing extremists have no place in Rhineland-Palatinate,” he added in statements to the SWR channel.
The newspaper ‘Bild’ has reported that around 70 police officers were deployed to break up the celebration. Up to 20 people have been identified and the building rented for the concert has been searched.
In addition, several criminal proceedings have been initiated for alleged use of symbols of anti-constitutional organizations, incitement to hatred and violation of the Narcotic Drugs Law.
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