AFD YOUTH STAR ANNEXES HALF OF EUROPE ON X, RESIGNS 'FOR PERSONAL REASONS'
On German Unity Day a board member of the AfD's youth wing, posting as 'Helmut', shared a 'Greater Germany' map that helpfully hoovered up Alsace, Moselle, Austria, Luxembourg and bits of Switzerland and Italy. Even a lawmaker from France's far-right National Rally told him to wind his neck in – 'Alsace and Moselle are French and will remain so' – which is like being told to calm down by a bloke in a St George's cape. He deleted it, insisted he hadn't called for annexations, and stepped down 'for personal reasons'.
THE BORING BIT: WHAT THE REAL REPORT SAYS
AfD youth wing board member Luca Maurice Strauf, posting as 'Helmut', shared a 'Greater Germany' map on X including Alsace, Moselle, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Luxembourg territory; France's National Rally condemned it; he deleted it and stepped down 'for personal reasons', saying he had not called for annexations.
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