A Lithuanian neo-Nazi group that has pledged to “clean” the country of all its minorities called on the nation’s president to help it receive registration as an officially recognized political group. President Valdus Adamkus denied the request because he is “convinced that a democratic society cannot put up with organizations instigating racial and religious discord,” according to a presidential spokesman.
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