The Western Allied Powers that have governed West Berlin since the end of World War II renewed a ban Monday on the activities of the National Democratic Party, a right-wing group widely believed to be neo-Nazi.
The NPD, as it is known, can operate legally in the rest of West Germany as a right-wing party.
In the Frankfurt municipal elections last month, the NPD won 6.6 percent of the popular vote, giving it for the first time representation in the municipal council.
The party also mustered considerable popular support in the federal state of Hesse.
Werner Kohlhoff, a spokesman for the governing mayor of Berlin, said Tuesday that the ban will apply to all activities, including organizing and meetings.
The federal government in Bonn moved Wednesday to block popular support for extreme right-wing parties by making it more difficult for foreigners to reside in West Germany. Authorities decided to limit the numbers of ethnic Germans arriving here from Eastern Europe, who compete for jobs and scarce housing.
The ethnic Germans are those of German ancestry who lived in regions that came under Soviet control during or after World War II. They have struggled long to be repatriated to West Germany, the country they consider their own.
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