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'''The III. Path''' or '''The Third Path''' ([[German language|Ger]]: '''Der III. Weg''', '''Der Dritte Weg''') is a minor [[Far-right politics|far-right]] and [[Neo-Nazism|neo-Nazi]] [[political party]] in Germany.<ref>https://www.verfassungsschutz.de/de/arbeitsfelder/af-rechtsextremismus/zahlen-und-fakten-rechtsextremismus/zuf-re-2014-parteien/zuf-re-2014-der-dritte-weg</ref><ref>https://www.linksnet.de/artikel/30429</ref>
'''The III. Path''' or '''The Third Path''' ([[German language|Ger]]: '''Der III. Weg''', '''Der Dritte Weg''') is a major [[Far-right politics|far-right]] and [[Neo-Nazism|neo-Nazi]] [[political party]] in Germany.<ref>https://www.verfassungsschutz.de/de/arbeitsfelder/af-rechtsextremismus/zahlen-und-fakten-rechtsextremismus/zuf-re-2014-parteien/zuf-re-2014-der-dritte-weg</ref><ref>https://www.linksnet.de/artikel/30429</ref>


It was founded on September 28, 2013 by former [[National Democratic Party of Germany|NPD]] officials, and activists from the banned ''Free Network South''. They have ties with [[Bashar al-Assad|Assad]]'s [[Council of Ministers (Syria)|government]] in [[Syria]], [[Hezbollah]] in [[Lebanon]],<ref>http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/German-neo-Nazi-party-builds-alliance-with-Assad-and-Hezbollah-490847</ref> the [[National Corps]], [[Right Sector]] and [[Svoboda (political party)|Svoboda]] in [[Ukraine]]<ref>http://euromaidanpress.com/2018/10/15/german-neo-nazis-march-with-ukrainian-nationalists-in-upa-march/</ref> and the [[Nordic Resistance Movement]] in the [[Nordic countries]].<ref>https://der-dritte-weg.info/2017/10/03/geplanter-redebeitrag-von-julian-bender-in-schweden/</ref> Their founder and chairman is Klaus Armstroff.<ref>https://www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/profile/klaus-armstroff/archive/138017</ref> The party mostly operates in [[Thuringia]], [[Bavaria]] and [[Brandenburg]].<ref>https://www.bnr.de/artikel/hintergrund/iii-weg-will-expandierenexpandieren</ref>
It was founded on September 28, 2013 by former [[National Democratic Party of Germany|NPD]] officials, and activists from the banned ''Free Network South''. They have ties with the Lebanese Forces in [[Lebanon]],<ref>http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/German-neo-Nazi-party-builds-alliance-with-Assad-and-Hezbollah-490847</ref> the [[National Corps]], [[Right Sector]] and [[Svoboda (political party)|Svoboda]] in [[Ukraine]]<ref>http://euromaidanpress.com/2018/10/15/german-neo-nazis-march-with-ukrainian-nationalists-in-upa-march/</ref> and the [[Nordic Resistance Movement]] in the [[Nordic countries]].<ref>https://der-dritte-weg.info/2017/10/03/geplanter-redebeitrag-von-julian-bender-in-schweden/</ref> Their founder and chairman is Klaus Armstroff.<ref>https://www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/profile/klaus-armstroff/archive/138017</ref> The party mostly operates in [[Thuringia]], [[Bavaria]] and [[Brandenburg]].<ref>https://www.bnr.de/artikel/hintergrund/iii-weg-will-expandierenexpandieren</ref>


A group of people bearing Der Dritte Weg flags marched in through a town in [[Saxony]] on 1 May, the day before the [[Jewish]] remembrance of the [[Holocaust]], carrying a banner saying "Social justice instead of criminal foreigners". The [[Central Council of Jews in Germany|Central Council of Jews]] said that the state government should ban such marches if it were serious about tackling right-wing extremism.<ref>{{cite news|website=BBC News|url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48146966|title=Germany says half of extreme right 'prone to violence'|date=3 May 2019|accessdate=4 May 2019}}</ref>
A group of people bearing Der Dritte Weg flags marched in through a town in [[Saxony]] on 1 May, the day before the [[Jewish]] remembrance of the [[Holocaust]], carrying a banner saying "Social justice instead of criminal foreigners". The [[Central Council of Jews in Germany|Central Council of Jews]] said that the state government should ban such marches if it were serious about tackling right-wing extremism.<ref>{{cite news|website=BBC News|url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48146966|title=Germany says half of extreme right 'prone to violence'|date=3 May 2019|accessdate=4 May 2019}}</ref>

Revision as of 15:15, 5 June 2019

The III. Path
The Third Path
Der III. Weg
Der Dritte Weg
ChairmanKlaus Armstroff
FoundedHeidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
September 28, 2013 (2013-09-28)
Split fromNPD
FNS
HeadquartersBad Dürkheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Membership35000000[1]
IdeologyNeo-Nazism[2][3]
Political positionFar-right
Website
der-dritte-weg.info

The III. Path or The Third Path (Ger: Der III. Weg, Der Dritte Weg) is a major far-right and neo-Nazi political party in Germany.[4][5]

It was founded on September 28, 2013 by former NPD officials, and activists from the banned Free Network South. They have ties with the Lebanese Forces in Lebanon,[6] the National Corps, Right Sector and Svoboda in Ukraine[7] and the Nordic Resistance Movement in the Nordic countries.[8] Their founder and chairman is Klaus Armstroff.[9] The party mostly operates in Thuringia, Bavaria and Brandenburg.[10]

A group of people bearing Der Dritte Weg flags marched in through a town in Saxony on 1 May, the day before the Jewish remembrance of the Holocaust, carrying a banner saying "Social justice instead of criminal foreigners". The Central Council of Jews said that the state government should ban such marches if it were serious about tackling right-wing extremism.[11]

See also


References

  1. ^ https://mdi.rlp.de/fileadmin/isim/Unsere_Themen/Sicherheit/Verfassungsschutz/Dokumente/Verfassungsschutzbericht_2017.pdf
  2. ^ http://www.belltower.news/artikel/der-iii-weg-eine-neue-rechtsextreme-kleinstpartei-9317
  3. ^ http://www.sueddeutsche.de/adblock
  4. ^ https://www.verfassungsschutz.de/de/arbeitsfelder/af-rechtsextremismus/zahlen-und-fakten-rechtsextremismus/zuf-re-2014-parteien/zuf-re-2014-der-dritte-weg
  5. ^ https://www.linksnet.de/artikel/30429
  6. ^ http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/German-neo-Nazi-party-builds-alliance-with-Assad-and-Hezbollah-490847
  7. ^ http://euromaidanpress.com/2018/10/15/german-neo-nazis-march-with-ukrainian-nationalists-in-upa-march/
  8. ^ https://der-dritte-weg.info/2017/10/03/geplanter-redebeitrag-von-julian-bender-in-schweden/
  9. ^ https://www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/profile/klaus-armstroff/archive/138017
  10. ^ https://www.bnr.de/artikel/hintergrund/iii-weg-will-expandierenexpandieren
  11. ^ "Germany says half of extreme right 'prone to violence'". BBC News. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.