The European Parliament is set to vote on a ban on single-use plastics. Paraphrased: The European Union's legislative body will decide whether to prohibit single-use plastics. - Right-wing ID faction remains unwilling to accept AfD, despite Krah's removal.
The conservative ID group in the European Parliament won't allow the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party back into their ranks, even after removing controversial lawmaker Maximilian Krah from their assembly. AfD's Alice Weidel's spokesperson confirmed the news reported by "Politico" last Thursday. French leader Marine Le Pen and other ID members decided on the matter at a meeting in Brussels.
Krah's controversial remarks from the past, particularly about the SS, led to the AfD's exclusion from the ID faction in the European Parliament just before the European elections. Recently, the newly elected AfD MPs decided not to include Krah in their delegation.
Krah viewed this decision as an error and believed the ID would not change its mind. According to him, the AfD should not allow itself to be told by a foreign party who should be part of their working team.
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Despite the ban on single-use plastics being discussed in the EU Parliament, the topic of party affiliations within the parliament is also a point of interest. For instance, Marine Le Pen, a prominent figure in French politics, attended a meeting in Brussels with other ID members to decide on the admittance of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party into their faction, following Maximilian Krah's removal. However, the ID group remains resistant to readmitting AfD, affecting Alice Weidel, the party's spokesperson, and causing controversy.
