Albrecht Weinberg ‘horrified’ that MPs relied on far-right party to pass anti-immigration motion
A 99-year-old Holocaust survivor has said he will return his federal order of merit to the German president in protest over MPs passing an anti-immigration motion in parliament with the support of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland.
Albrecht Weinberg, whose parents were murdered in Auschwitz, told the Guardian he was “horrified” on learning that a proposal submitted by the conservative parties had relied on the anti-immigrant, xenophobic AfD to get it over the line.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/30/albrecht-weinberg-auschwitz-survivor-return-german-honour-over-afd-vote-role
Author : Kate Connolly in Berlin
Publish date : 2025-01-30 19:18:05
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