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"The German Interior Ministry declined on Tuesday to bar the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine from campaigning as a political party in the September general election to the Bundestag.
The PFLP has been designated by the EU and US as a terrorist organization.
A spokeswoman for the Interior Ministry told The Jerusalem Post a party's entitlement to run is not dependent on the assessment of politics or candidates.
When asked by the Post if the Interior Ministry plans to outlaw the PFLP, the spokeswoman said it does not, in general, comment on bans.
The spokeswoman said, candidates from parties and candidates in Germany cannot be banned or allowed by the Interior Ministry in Germany, adding that the federal election committee determines the registration of candidate lists.
The PFLP is running on a joint list with the Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany.
The PFLP has murdered scores of Israelis in terrorist attacks and hijacked airplanes. According to a Post investigation of the PFLP in Germany, it has conducted multiple celebratory events over the years in Berlin."
When asked by the Post if the Interior Ministry plans to outlaw the PFLP, the spokeswoman said it does not, in general, comment on bans.
The spokeswoman said, candidates from parties and candidates in Germany cannot be banned or allowed by the Interior Ministry in Germany, adding that the federal election committee determines the registration of candidate lists.
The PFLP is running on a joint list with the Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany.
The PFLP has murdered scores of Israelis in terrorist attacks and hijacked airplanes. According to a Post investigation of the PFLP in Germany, it has conducted multiple celebratory events over the years in Berlin."