Nicolaus Fest
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Born1 July 1962
Nicolaus Fest | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Germany | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2019[1][2] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1962 |
| Party | Alternative for Germany |
Constantin Nicolaus Johannes Joachim Fest (born 1 July 1962) is a German politician (Alternative for Germany) and former journalist, who is serving as a Member of the European Parliament.[3]
Fest was deputy editor-in-chief of Bild am Sonntag of Springer SE. In 2014 he wrote a comment in which he called Islam an "obstacle to integration". Colleagues distanced themselves, the press council issued a reprimand and Fest left Springer Verlag. In 2016 he joined the AfD Berlin and stated he wanted to join the Bundestag some day.[4]
In 2019 he was elected as a member of the European Parliament.
