The German far-right party hung posters with the slogan Obeste Zelených – SME.sk

BERLIN. A German court has ruled that a small far-right party can put up election posters with the slogan “Hang the Greens”, which the authorities in the city of Zwickau in the east of the country ordered to remove. The AP news agency informed about it.

However, the administrative court in Chemnitz also on Tuesday ruled that the posters posted by party III. The Weg (Third Way) must be at least 100 meters from the Green Party posters, the DPA writes.

The Greens, who are committed to protecting the environment, are one of three parties running for federal office in the parliamentary elections to be held in Germany on 26 September.

Zwickau City Council ordered last week to Party III. Weg to remove her posters in three days. At the same time, they argued that the slogan on the posters violated public order and violated human dignity.

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The court stated in its decision that it is not clear whether the conditions for restricting freedom of expression were met in this case. The city of Zwickau has announced that it plans to appeal to a higher court in Bautzen.

Mayor Constance Arndt, in response to Tuesday’s court ruling, stressed that there is no difference in the distance of the party’s III posters. Weg from the Banners of the Greens. “The challenge of the Obed Greens is and will always be completely unacceptable, undemocratic and irresponsible,” Arndt said.

The regional branch of the Greens stated that the “call to kill” thousands of members and supporters of the party “has no place in public space”.