The far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) gained over 20% of the vote in a recent federal election, resulting in a significant increase in parliamentary seats. This includes notable new members like Maximilian Krah and Matthias Helferich, whose extreme views on Germany's Nazi past raise concerns about their influence. Krah has faced investigations and was banned from campaigning for minimizing SS culpability, while Helferich promotes a radical view of national socialism. Their inclusion signals a shift toward more openly controversial ideologies within the AfD.
Krah's comments that 'not everyone in the SS was automatically a criminal' and his investigation over alleged foreign payments paint a controversial picture of the AfD.
Helferich's self-description as 'the friendly face of national socialism' underscores the extreme ideologies emerging from the AfD's expanded parliamentary presence.
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