Author: Tamsin Paternoster
Published on: 19/02/2025 | 00:00:00
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The AfD was gifted a record €2.35 million from Gerhard Dingler, a former regional manager for Austria’s Freedom Party (FP), on 1 February. An investigation from Der Spiegel and Austrian newspaper Der Standard suggests Dingler was given the money by German billionaire Henning Conle. Under German law, so-called “straw man” donations would be considered illegal party financing, as donations over €500 must identify donors. In 2023, Conle was fined €396,000 over a € Petry acknowledged that Conle had attempted to offer the AfD party donations. It is unclear why Conle would donate through an intermediary. “Conle is already well-known as a supporter,” Petry says.
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