A petition calling on Germany’s highest court to strip firebrand far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) politician Björn Höcke of certain basic rights was presented to parliamentary leaders on Thursday. The petition, which collected around 1.67 million signatures, urges lawmakers in Germany’s parliament to petition the court to strip Höcke of his right to vote and hold elective office. A provision in Germany’s constitution allows extremists deemed a threat to the country’s democratic values and institutions to be denied those otherwise fundamental rights if they are “misused to fight against …