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Leading member of Germany’s far-right AfD converts to Islam, resigns
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA long-time leading member of the nationalist Alternative for Germany party resigns his post on its regional leadership after converting to Islam.
The party, known by its German acronym AfD, has campaigned against what it considers the “Islamization” of Germany because of immigration and higher birth rates among the country’s Muslim population.
A spokesman for AfD’s chapter in the eastern state of Brandenburg confirms that Arthur Wagner left the party’s regional board two weeks ago for “personal reasons.”
In an email, spokesman Daniel Friese says it was only after Wagner’s resignation that the party learned of his conversion.
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