Udo Voigt

Udo Voigt (; 14 April 1952 – 17 July 2025) was a German politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the far-right and Neo-Nazi party National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) between 2014 and 2019. He was a member of the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. He was leader of NPD from 1996 to 2011. Voigt was born in Viersen, West Germany.

Voigt was a strong supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin and said that Germany should have "a chancellor like Putin."Will Putin Unite the European and American Right?, The New Yorker

Voigt died on 17 July 2025 at the age of 73.Der Kapitän geht auf seine letzte Reise 

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Category:Politicians from North Rhine-Westphalia