The AfD’s ejection from the group came after Krah, the party’s lead candidate for the European election, told an Italian newspaper that members of the Nazi SS were not necessarily criminals.
Now, AfD party leaders hope the move to eject Krah from their delegation on Monday will prompt ID to reconsider.
Krah said he would not seek to join another far-right group on his own following his ejection from the AfD delegation.
“My colleagues believe that they have a better chance if they go without me,” Krah said. “And I think that’s a mistake, but I respect that.”
Le Pen has her own political considerations ahead of the snap legislative election in France. She has repeatedly distanced herself from the AfD, which has grown increasingly radical in recent years, in an effort to help transform her party’s image and make it appear less radical to the French electorate.
Krah suggested the AfD should look to form a new group with other far-right parties — and he hopes to be readmitted to the delegation when that happens.
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