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| Girl’s racist poem sparks row in southwestern Germany | Girl’s racist poem sparks row in southwestern Germany |
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| A poetry competition has been hit by controversy after the daughter of a far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) politician took part. | A poetry competition has been hit by controversy after the daughter of a far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) politician took part. |
| Fourteen-year-old Ida Marie Müller, daughter of Nicole Höchst, performed a poem widely condemned as racist in front of an audience of 100 spectators in Speyer, southwestern Germany. | Fourteen-year-old Ida Marie Müller, daughter of Nicole Höchst, performed a poem widely condemned as racist in front of an audience of 100 spectators in Speyer, southwestern Germany. |
| The poem included a reference to a stabbing carried out by an immigrant. | The poem included a reference to a stabbing carried out by an immigrant. |
| Despite the girl receiving the loudest applause, organisers disqualified her. | Despite the girl receiving the loudest applause, organisers disqualified her. |
| AfD is an anti-immigration party that entered parliament in Germany for the first time in 2017, winning 12.6% of the vote and more than 90 seats. | AfD is an anti-immigration party that entered parliament in Germany for the first time in 2017, winning 12.6% of the vote and more than 90 seats. |
| The competition was part of an anti-racism initiative for teenagers hosted by the Speyer Youth Council, reports the Junge Freiheit newspaper. | The competition was part of an anti-racism initiative for teenagers hosted by the Speyer Youth Council, reports the Junge Freiheit newspaper. |
| When another participant was announced the winner, some members of the audience responded with loud jeers. | When another participant was announced the winner, some members of the audience responded with loud jeers. |
| Ms Müller was not allowed to attend the award ceremony, and was later accused by Mayor Monika Kabs from the Christian Democrats (CDU) party of using the Poetry Slam as a platform for the AfD. | Ms Müller was not allowed to attend the award ceremony, and was later accused by Mayor Monika Kabs from the Christian Democrats (CDU) party of using the Poetry Slam as a platform for the AfD. |
| 'Hallowed German land' | 'Hallowed German land' |
| Her mother posted messages of support for her daughter on social media, but also shared pictures of the outside of her house, which has been sprayed with anti-AfD graffiti. | Her mother posted messages of support for her daughter on social media, but also shared pictures of the outside of her house, which has been sprayed with anti-AfD graffiti. |
| "Modern Nazis smear other people's houses," she wrote. | "Modern Nazis smear other people's houses," she wrote. |
| The 14-year old's poem included lyrics such as: | The 14-year old's poem included lyrics such as: |
| "From far away the man fell into the hands of traffickers, with no passport and a mobile phone. | "From far away the man fell into the hands of traffickers, with no passport and a mobile phone. |
| He arrived in our hallowed German land. Because he can't get a lady, he helped himself to one with a knife." | He arrived in our hallowed German land. Because he can't get a lady, he helped himself to one with a knife." |
| Tensions have been running high in the country since a German man was killed allegedly by two migrants in August near the eastern city of Chemnitz. | |
| His death led to demonstrations by right-wing extremists. Earlier this week six men were arrested in Chemnitz on suspicion of being part of a far-right militant group planning attacks on foreigners, politicians and civil servants. |