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Anti-Nazi protest last year: Some politicians are not convinced a party ban will help (Photo: Medien AG // Anarchistische Gruppe Freiburg)

Germany considering ban on neo-Nazi party

Banning a political party is no easy task in Germany, not even when it concerns the neonazi National Democratic Party (NPD).

The 49-year old party has become increasingly radicalised. Last year it was suspected of being linked to a terrorist cell responsible for the killing of eight Turkish and one Greek immigrant between 2000 and 2006. The revelation galvanised politics and society and rekindled the debate on whether to outlaw the NPD.

In December, interior ministers from all of...

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Anti-Nazi protest last year: Some politicians are not convinced a party ban will help (Photo: Medien AG // Anarchistische Gruppe Freiburg)

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