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The Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe says the threshold discriminates against small parties (Photo: Al Fed)

German neo-Nazis could enter EU parliament after court ruling

A myriad small German parties, including the neo-Nazi NPD, could enter the European Parliament following a ruling by the Constitutional Court on Wednesday (26 February) to abolish the minimum threshold for the vote.

The verdict, approved with 5 out of the 8 votes in the judging panel, says fringe parties are being discriminated against with the current three-percent threshold.

The Karlsruhe-based court already in 2011 ruled that a five-percent ...

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The Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe says the threshold discriminates against small parties (Photo: Al Fed)

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