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Alternative for Germany activists in 2013. Media were told not to take pictures at Saturday's Koblenz meeting. (Photo: strassenstriche.net)

Far-right groups pledge allegiance ahead of elections

by Nikolaj Nielsen, Koblenz, Germany,

Europe's biggest far right parties are hoping to secure election wins following a demonstration of allegiance with one another at a rally in the German town of Koblenz.

The Europe of Nations and Freedom (ENF), a political faction at the European Parliament, on Saturday (21 January) heralded in a premier for Frauke Petry of Alternative for Germany (AfD), whose anti-immigrant party has attempted to distance itself from the more fringe elements of the grouping ahead of Germany's September ...

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

Alternative for Germany activists in 2013. Media were told not to take pictures at Saturday's Koblenz meeting. (Photo: strassenstriche.net)

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

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