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BERLIN — A Berlin court ruled Wednesday that campaign posters for the far-right National Democratic Party with the slogan “Step on the gas” may remain on display.
The placards are among several the far-right party is using in an effort to attract votes for upcoming Berlin state elections. One shows caricatures of Muslim immigrants on a flying carpet with the slogan “Have a nice flight home.” Another bears the slogan “Step on the gas,” with a picture of the party’s leader on a motorcycle.
The Berlin state court ruled Wednesday that the posters were protected under freedom-of-speech laws. It noted that although the “Step on the gas” poster “could well be intended to arouse associations with Nazi atrocities,” it also could have other meanings.
