Wednesday, June 24, 2020

#GERMANY: Western Town Sues To Prevent Erection Of Lenin Statue

[world politics news]


A statue of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin has been unveiled in the western German city of Gelsenkirchen by Members of Germany's tiny Marxist-Leninist Party. The installation comes amid global protests against monuments to controversial historical figures.

Not all residents of Gelsenkirchen, a city of 260,000, were happy about the new monument.

Representatives from mainstream parties on the district council in Gelsenkirchen-West passed a resolution in early March, and went to court in an attempt to block its installation.

[FULL STORY HERE]

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