Patrick Wieschke, a member of the far-right NPD who has been convicted of neo-Nazi activities, has taken Wolf to court. But instead of agitating for her dismissal or pushing for financial compensation, Wieschke is arguing that the mayor should be forced to shake his hand. “With every fibre of his being, Mr. Wieschke is a racist, anti-constitutional right-wing radical,” she said. Wolf first refused to shake hands with representatives of the NPD back in 2014, refusing again in 2019. “The Weimar Republic did not fail because of the right-wing radical minority.

Source: The Local December 08, 2019 13:41 UTC