This is huge news in Europe.
News:
A politician for Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland party, which campaigns on an anti-Muslim ticket, has converted to Islam and left the party, a spokesman has confirmed.
Arthur Wagner, a leading member of the party in the eastern German state of Brandenburg, said he would not comment on his reason for leaving the party, but confirmed to a Berlin daily that he had converted to Islam and that he had renounced his party membership on 11 January.
“It is a private matter,” he told Der Tagesspiegel, adding that it had been his decision to leave.
A party spokesman said it had not been concerned by Wagner’s conversion, and also confirmed it had not pushed him to leave. It claimed it had not known of his move when he announced his departure.
Disaster for the Far Right.
BBC:
German far-right AfD politician converts to Islam - BBC News - http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42804202
SKY NEWS:
Far-right German politician quits leadership post after converting to Islam - Sky News - https://news.sky.com/story/far-righ...rship-post-after-converting-to-islam-11221072
DAILY MAIL
Right-wing AfD German politician converts to Islam?? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...erts-Islam.html?ito=whatsapp_share_mobile-top
News:
A politician for Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland party, which campaigns on an anti-Muslim ticket, has converted to Islam and left the party, a spokesman has confirmed.
Arthur Wagner, a leading member of the party in the eastern German state of Brandenburg, said he would not comment on his reason for leaving the party, but confirmed to a Berlin daily that he had converted to Islam and that he had renounced his party membership on 11 January.
“It is a private matter,” he told Der Tagesspiegel, adding that it had been his decision to leave.
A party spokesman said it had not been concerned by Wagner’s conversion, and also confirmed it had not pushed him to leave. It claimed it had not known of his move when he announced his departure.
Disaster for the Far Right.
BBC:
German far-right AfD politician converts to Islam - BBC News - http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42804202
SKY NEWS:
Far-right German politician quits leadership post after converting to Islam - Sky News - https://news.sky.com/story/far-righ...rship-post-after-converting-to-islam-11221072
DAILY MAIL
Right-wing AfD German politician converts to Islam?? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...erts-Islam.html?ito=whatsapp_share_mobile-top