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Far-Right Ties: NY Republicans Join Afrikaner Nationalists

2/25/2026

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Stefano Forte, president of the New York Young Republican Club, will speak at the Lex Libertas conference in Pretoria, hosted by an Afrikaner nationalist group.
The event signals ties between the New York Young Republican Club and European far-right factions.
Ernst Roets, founder of Lex Libertas, has previously influenced U.S. foreign policy regarding Afrikaners.
Vlaams Belang, a party with a history of racism, is represented at the conference.

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Stefano Forte, president of the New York Young Republican Club, will speak at the Lex Libertas conference in Pretoria, hosted by an Afrikaner nationalist group.
The event signals ties between the New York Young Republican Club and European far-right factions.
Ernst Roets, founder of Lex Libertas, has previously influenced U.S. foreign policy regarding Afrikaners.
Vlaams Belang, a party with a history of racism, is represented at the conference.