For the first time, a German city declared the "…

While preparations are underway to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a city in eastern Germany has just declared the "Nazi emergency case" at the 39, far right. Dresden, the capital of Saxony, adopted a resolution in favor of the proliferation of "Anti-democratic, antipluralist, misanthropic ideas and actions". Chancellor Angela Merkel's party, the Christian Democratic Union, questioned the initiative, which she described as "mere symbolic politics".

Representatives of the city, stronghold of the far right and cradle of the anti-Islamic movement "Pegida", have acknowledged by 39 votes for and 29 against the fact that they have a serious problem of extremism from the far right. "The open democratic society is threatened"Councilman Max Aschenbach told the BBC, which introduced the motion, which was supported by all parties, with the exception of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the CDU .

According to the leftist party adviser Die Partei, this initiative aims to help the city to help victims of extreme right-wing violence, protect minorities and strengthen democracy. This is the first time that a German city declares the Nazi emergency, although since the beginning of the twentieth century, Saxony has welcomed the resurgence of far-right groups.

The resolution also calls for focusing "on the causes and consequences of anti-Semitism, racism and the far right, and stresses the importance of restoring confidence in democratic institutions, defense diversity and solidarity ".

Dresden, cradle of extreme right-wing extremism

Dresden was victim in February 1945 of one of the deadliest bombings of the Second World War, making between 20,000 and 45,000 dead. In 2014, the emergence of Pegida again gave visibility.

The group, for its acronym European Patriots against the Islamization of the West opposes Muslim immigration and opposes an alleged process of "Islamization" in the country. In 2015, the founder of Pegida resigned from his post to be disguised as Adolf Hitler, but they accepted him again.

According to Max Aschenbach, leader of the party and precursor of the resolution, "the fight against the far right begins when the authorities recognize that there is a problem. And Dresden has a problem with the Nazis".