Bavarian deputy leader Aiwanger under pressure for old anti-Semitic flyer - BBC News
The deputy premier of the German state, Hubert Aiwanger, is under pressure over a 1980s leaflet.
1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsWorld War TwoImage source, Johannes Simon/Getty ImagesImage caption, Hubert Aiwanger has a fiery, populist style but is not known for anti-Semitic viewsBy Damien McGuinness in Berlin & Paul Kirby in LondonBBC NewsThe deputy premier of the German state of Bavaria, Hubert Aiwanger, has been asked to explain his role in a schoolboy anti-Semitic pamphlet.
The populist conservative leader denies writing the Auschwitz pamphlet which mocked the Holocaust but he has admitted having it 35 years ago.
Conservative Premier Markus Söder has asked Mr Aiwanger to reply to 25 questions on the controversy.
Bavaria holds key elections on 8 October.
Mr Söder met the leader of his coalition partner, Freie Wähler (Free Voters), on Tuesday and called for full transparency.
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