Neo-Nazi who believes 'integration with migrants is genocide' is unanimously elected as mayor of German town

A neo-Nazi politician has been elected as the mayor of a town in Germany, sparking outrage across the country and calls for him to step down.

Stefan Jagsch, of the far right-wing extremist National Democratic Party (NDP), was unanimously elected on Thursday for the small town of Waldsiedlung, near Frankfurt, after the post remained vacant for weeks.

The politician has previously made controversial statements about migrants in Germany, including 'the boat is full', 'stop the asylum flood' and 'integration is genocide'.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right party has condemned the move and has called for the decision to be reversed.

Lawmakers of other mainstream parties also expressed shock. NPD is known for its openly anti-migrant stance.

On his Facebook page, Jagsch said he will 'support the interests of our district' to 'work constructively with everyone and across parties,' adding 'from the people, for the people!'.

Despite his stance on migrants, Jagsch made headlines in 2016 when he was saved form a burning car wreck by a group of Syrian refugees.

He was voted in by a seven-member board, including representatives from Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), plus junior coalition member Social Democratic Party (SPD) and business-friendly Free Democratic Party (FDP).


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7443433/Neo-Nazi-believes-integration-migrants-genocide-mayor-German-town.html

Woah. Best keep an eye on him then...