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References
- ↑ (in French) Patrick Binder on the National front website Archived 2011-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ (in French) Liste des Conseillers Régionaux Haut-Rhin
- ↑ (in French) Les conseillers municipaux | Vos élus | Votre Mairie : Archived 2011-02-25 at the Wayback Machine at the Mulhouse town hall
- ↑ (in French) Injures raciales : trois mois de sursis requis contre Patrick Binder on L'Alsace
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