​​​​​​​Germany warns of attempts of "Gray Wolves" of infiltrating parties in Europe

 According to the German newspaper Die Welt, Friday, the German government said in a memorandum sent to Parliament, in response to a request for a briefing from the Free Democratic Party (center-right), that “Turkish right-wing extremists are increasingly trying to influence public opinion and political parties in Germany.

 The memo added: "The Gray Wolves are trying to influence political discourse in German society by approaching political decision-makers and parties."

 "In local politics (municipalities) in particular, the far-right Turkish organization is trying to occupy existing intercultural debate formats," it noted.

The memo continued: “We have information about the candidacy of people from the Turkish right-wing extremist environment (the Gray Wolves) for the municipal council elections in North Rhine-Westphalia (West) last September.

 The "Al-Ain News" network published a report last October, warning that the GW of "German parties" had penetrated, and named a number of candidates for municipal councils, affiliated with this extremist Turkish organization.

 And the German government also said in its memo: "We believe that the establishment of political and party contacts by the Turkish extremist organization at the local or federal level also serves the goal of gaining acceptance and reputation."

 For years, the Constitution Protection Commission, the "internal intelligence", warned of the danger of the Turkish extremist organization, which was founded on a nationalist and racist extremist right-wing ideology and used the "extension of the pinky and forefinger" as its slogan.

According to the German newspaper Die Welt, "especially", the government has not taken a decision to ban gray wolves yet, because there are many legal obstacles to this step.

However, the federal government remains concerned about the effect of the GW in Germany, according to Die Welt, which added, "There are disturbing posts on social media, showing pictures of police officers in Germany wearing uniforms and greeting gray GW."

And last November, the German parliament called on the government to study a ban on the extremist Turkish organization.

Parliament voted by a large majority on the resolution proposed by the ruling Christian Union (center-right), the Social Democratic Party (center-left), the Green Party (left), and the Free Democratic Party (center-right).

The resolution, which is a non-binding recommendation, also calls on the government to closely monitor the activities of the "GW in Germany," and to respond firmly to them within the framework of constitutional means.

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