Germany: Far-right AfD’s donation account shut down
The Alternative for Germany must now look for a new banking provider, as Grannies against the Right stir up trouble for the far-right party.
The AfD logo on a banner
Grannies against the Far-right collected more than 33,000 signatures for their petition to shut down the AfD accountImage: Michael Bihlmayer/CHROMORANGE/picture alliance
The donation account for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party was shut down on Wednesday after activists gathered names on a petition in opposition to the populist group, media reported on Thursday.
The civil initiative Omas gegen Rechts, which translates as Grannies against the Far-right, collected more than 33,000 signatures in an online petition, which they then handed over to the Berliner Volksbank and called for the bank to close the party’s donation account.
The German newspaper TAZ first reported on the account closure on Wednesday, with events later being confirmed by other outlets on Thursday.
