In Ex-Stasi Merkel’s Germany, If A Nationalist Gets Elected, Just Reverse the Results

In this Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019 photo German far right party member Stefan Jagsch stands in front of the community house in the Altenstadt-Waldsiedlung, a part of the village of Altenstadt, near Frankfurt, Germany. Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the leader of Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) said late Sunday the election of far-right NPD party member Stefan Jagsch in the small Hesse town of Altenstadt-Waldsiedlung needs to be reversed. German news agency dpa reported Jagsch was elected unanimously Thursday after the post had remained vacant for several weeks. (Andreas Arnold/dpa via AP)

BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s centre-right party has condemned the election of a far-right district mayor in central Germany with the votes of mainstream party members in the local council.

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the leader of Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union, or CDU, said late Sunday the election of far-right NPD party member Stefan Jagsch in the small Hesse town of Altenstadt-Waldsiedlung needs to be reversed.

German news agency dpa reported Jagsch was elected unanimously Thursday after the post remained vacant for weeks.

Local CDU member Norbert Szielasko, who also voted for Jagsch, said the council elected him because, “we don’t have anybody else, especially nobody young who knows how to use computers and send emails.”

Lawmakers of other mainstream parties also expressed shock. NPD is known for its openly anti-migrant stance.

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