Woidke shocked by xenophobic incident in disco - Teen party in Brandenburg erupts with racist chants and far-right slogans
A teen party in Falkenberg's Blue Velvet nightclub has sparked outrage after young attendees chanted racist slogans over a popular song. The incident, captured on video and shared online, involved around 100 to 150 children and teenagers—some as young as eleven. Brandenburg's Minister-President Dietmar Woidke (SPD) called the event 'repulsive' and warned of a growing societal issue in the region.
The disturbance unfolded when a group of young people at the club overlayed the song L'amour toujours with chants of 'Germany for Germans, foreigners out!' The video, posted by the initiative Unteilbar.Elbe-Elster on Instagram, prompted a police investigation. The nightclub's operator condemned the behaviour but admitted difficulty in pinpointing those responsible.
Green Party state chair Juliana Meyer criticised the club for playing the song, given its known links to far-right extremism. Meanwhile, Anne Brügmann from *Opferperspektive* highlighted a troubling trend: threats and intimidation are silencing opposition to far-right youth culture in Brandenburg. Official figures from 2024 to 2026 show around 1,200 politically motivated crimes with far-right or racist motives in the state, including roughly 450 cases of propaganda or slogans. Christian Jaschinski (CDU), district administrator of Elbe-Elster, labelled the incident unacceptable. The Brandenburg Greens warned that such behaviour reflects a long-underestimated problem, with far-right rhetoric becoming normalised among young people.
The event has intensified scrutiny of extremist influences among youth in Brandenburg. Authorities are now examining the video evidence as part of their investigation. Local leaders and activists continue to call for stronger measures against the spread of far-right ideology in the region.
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