AfD youth official posts 'Greater Germany' map, resigns after neighbouring countries react
Summary
Luca Maurice Strauf, a leadership figure in the German AfD party's youth wing, posted a map of a so-called Greater Germany on 3 October showing parts of Austria, Luxembourg, Switzerland, France, Italy, Poland, Belgium and Hungary as German territory, prompting sharp reactions especially from France over the depiction of Alsace and Lorraine. Following the backlash he deleted the post, made his account private and resigned from his youth-wing position, citing, according to the organisation's statement, personal reasons.
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Jedan od čelnika mladeži njemačke desne stranke Alternativa za Njemačku (AfD) objavio je kartu na kojoj su dijelovi nekoliko europskih zemalja prikazani kao njemački teritorij,
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- Nemačka · Country
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Austria, Luxembourg, Switzerland, France, Italy, Poland, Belgium and Hungary are marked because the map depicts them as part of a so-called Greater Germany, while Denmark, the Netherlands, a duplicate Luxembourg entry, Romania, Slovakia, Czechia and Pécs/Sopron are mentioned in the reports as part of the wider context or as specific places the map covers.
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- 07:01 PMIndex.hrOpen the original
- 07:14 PMVečernji list BiHOpen the original
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