The local Arcadia bar. Social Bastion in Strasbourg on January 23, 2018 (Illustrative photo). -

  • The ultra-right-wing Bastion Social group, dissolved last April in the Council of Ministers, has been talked about in Alsace since the end of September.
  • Renamed Vent d'Est, the movement rented premises in the municipality of Ostwald.
  • Solicited by 20 Minutes , the mayor of Ostwald invites the owner to terminate the lease of the ultra-right movement.

The Social Bastion is making a comeback in the Strasbourg sector. This ultra-right group, dissolved last April in the Council of Ministers, has been talked about in Alsace since the end of September. The movement, accused of calling for hatred, discrimination and violent actions, first reappeared on social networks. By taking over its old Twitter and Instagram accounts, renamed Vent d'Est. Then by announcing having rented a room in Ostwald, as revealed by the Rue89 Strasbourg site.

🧨 We start the year off well by giving you an appointment this Friday for the inauguration of our #local! #Strasbourg #Elsass #VentdEst 🇮🇩📯 pic.twitter.com/dMMAc0wYJ8

- East Wind (@ventdest_) January 8, 2020

Solicited by 20 Minutes , the mayor of Ostwald Jean-Marie Beutel confirms the arrival of the small group on the territory of his commune. Very requested by the media to speak about these newcomers, who are "not wanted", in his own words. "Under the cover of social activities, in connection with precarious people in fragile situations, this is a movement that does not reflect our values," he said.

The mayor invites the owner to terminate the lease.

Maraudes, support to farmers, waste collection on the banks of the Rhine ... Vent d'Est communicates on its apparently social actions on the networks. In addition, the movement would have rented an old fort in the area of ​​activity of the town on "a false declaration" to a local entrepreneur, according to the councilor. The group had already tried to settle in two houses in the village of Entzheim last year, before being expelled from it by the gendarmes.

One of the former tenants of the place, who occupied it to make music, did not wish to speak on the subject. "This story is very inconvenient for us," he says only. The fact remains that the small group may soon have to pack up. The mayor intends to have the site "checked by the police and bailiffs". "It is not a place designed to welcome the public," he said. He therefore invites the owner to terminate the lease.

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  • Far right
  • Mayor
  • Expulsion
  • Strasbourg
  • Ultra-right
  • Racism