The municipality of Dresden has passed a resolution warning that ultra-right and nationalist sentiments and movements are gaining strength in this eastern German city..

According to an employee of the local city hall, such a resolution was passed after a discussion of the numerous "

According to CNN, the step the municipality took is symbolic and has no legal consequences, but serves to underline the threat posed by the far right in Dresden.

The declared " " - But the fact remains, there is a serious problem with right-wing extremism. There are problems with the Nazis in this city. "

It was in Dresden for the first time in 2013 that the PEGIDA movement (" It is in this city that the far-right AfD party received 27.5% of the vote this year..

In almost 60 years, AfD has become the first ultra-right party to enter the German national parliament..

In 2018 alone, 60 acts of violence associated with ultra-right forces are officially known in Dresden. There were 52 such cases the year before.. In addition, it is believed that numerous victims do not report discrimination in everyday life.. And this is just the tip of the iceberg.

The resolution on the announcement of an emergency in the city was approved by the city council with 39 votes to 29.