Le Pen and Meloni refute Weidel's stance. - Far-right parties in the EU expel the AfD.
A prominent figure from the right-wing ID group in the European Parliament has demanded the removal of all AfD MEPs. This news was shared in a document sent to all group members.
The controversy involving AfD front-runner Maximilian Krah (47, aka "Schampus Max") worsened. In a concerning interview, he trivialized the atrocities committed by Hitler's lethal SS.
SPIRITED: For the tough women of the European right, including Italian Prime Minister and "Fratelli d'Italia" leader Giorgia Meloni and French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, AfD leader Weidel (45) is no longer a suitable interlocutor. They have cut ties with her.
Le Pen can't stand being seen with Weidel
This incident sparked an ultimatum: Le Pen issued an unfair warning to Weidel during a confidential gathering in Paris in February. If Weidel committed another misstep similar to the Potsdam "Remigration" conference and the AfD's tablecloth at the EU level, the party's bond would be severed.
Le Pen was adamant about not being photographed with the German party leader at all. Video footage of ZDF reveals that Weidel had to wait several minutes at a Paris restaurant for Le Pen to leave before leaving herself. Not only that, but the tension was deepened when Weidel expelled her speaker, who had been present at the Potsdam extremist meeting. Furthermore, Le Pen delivered a letter pointing to the media as the cause of bad press and "translation errors".
"The AfD engages in one controversy after another. It's a movement that is clearly under the control of radical organizations and lacks leadership," said Le Pen during a TV interview in France, summarizing the motives for her expulsion. She also addressed Weidel directly, branding the AfD as "powerless".
The criticism is intense: Germany's far right is leaderless!
Meloni no longer wants to be associated with the AfD
Italy's Prime Minister and "Fratelli d'Italia" leader Giorgia Meloni (47, part of the ECR parliamentary group) cut ties with the Höcke party long ago. Following the Krah scandal, Salvini (51), leader of their right-wing coalition partner "Lega", publicly declared a separation from the AfD.
The same Salvini, by the way, who barred refugee boats from Italian ports as interior minister and extolled the authoritarian Vladimir Putin for many years.
On a pleading spree for a last-ditch effort
On Wednesday, Weidel first reached out to the head of Austria's right-wing party, FPÖ chief Herbert Kickl (55). She also made calls to Gerolf Annemans (65), head of the Dutch far-right Vlaams Belang in the European Parliament. He's working on mediating a reconciliation with Le Pen.
However, for the AfD to start anew, they must face more severe consequences than just banning Krah from appearing during the election. Recent media reports indicate that the French partners consider the first three names on the AfD's European election list unacceptable. According to reports, Petr Bystron (51), number two on the list, is suspected of Kremlin corruption. René Aust (37), number three, is seen as a puppet for Höcke's hard-right faction.
Unfortunately, despite the threat of being expelled, the trio refused to relinquish their lucrative Brussels positions and their generous retirement benefits. Therefore, they have journeyed to explore all avenues, even if it means living in obscurity.
Even if their group expulsion might lead to an insignificant existence: Our trio has revealed no signs of giving up their well-paid jobs in Brussels and their pension entitlements.
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Source: symclub.org
