Germany’s centre-Right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party and the centre-Left Social Democrats (SPD), which are holding coalition talks, have proposed a law that will block people with multiple extremism convictions from standing in elections.

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    • eveninghere@beehaw.org
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      10 days ago

      A similar system has been there to prevent Nazism rise. Sadly, AfD and other right wing parties found a loophole a decade ago.

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        8 days ago

        If you’re talking about the option of banning the entire party: The “loophole” that Afd is exploiting is that this action needs political support and gonservatives are unwilling to give political support for banning a(nother) right-wing party. Is that really a loophole?