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The Constitutional Court has ruled that the far-right extremist party "Die Heimat," formerly NPD, should not benefit from state support. The ruling could affect deliberations regarding the far-right AfD party.

The Constitutional Court has ruled that the far-right extremist party "Die Heimat," formerly NPD, should not benefit from state support. The ruling could affect deliberations regarding the far-right AfD party.

Europe News: In a landmark ruling, the German Constitutional Court has cut off state funding to the successor party to the far-right NPD, adding fuel to the debate about penalizing the nationalist AfD party.

Coming at a time of mass protests against the far-right Alternative for Germany, the ruling is stoking debate about using legal means to stop the party’s rise.

The Federal Constitutional Court said Die Heimat ‘continues to disregard the free democratic basic order’.

The ruling also denies the tax advantages that are normally granted to political organizations, a decision that could offer a path for government efforts to head off a resurgence of the far right.

With the German Constitutional Court's decision to potentially exclude the far-right party, Die Heimat from subsidies, we discuss the possible aftermath

The decision potentially opens the way for a similar move against the popular far-right Alternative for Germany.

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BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s highest court ruled Tuesday that a small far-right party will not get any state funding for the next six years because its values and goals are unconstitutional and aimed at destroying the country’s democracy. The Federal Constitutional Court said the Die Heimat party, which used to be known as the National […]