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Sunday, October 11, 2020
The far-right “wing” of the AfD is ensuring that the party becomes more and more radical, the head of constitutional protection observes with concern. Although the group supposedly disbanded, the influence of the spokesmen would increase.
Despite the formal dissolution of the right wing “wing” of the AfD, the constitution’s protection sees increasing influence from its former supporters. “The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution perceives that many supporters of the right-wing extremist ‘wing’ are fighting for more influence in the party, although the ‘wing’ has allegedly been dissolved,” said the president of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Thomas Haldenwang, the “Tagesspiegel”.
In internal party elections, supporters of the “wing” would occupy key positions and the party would become increasingly radicalized. “The influence of the ‘wing’ is increasing, even as the AfD tries to take out clearly recognizable right-wing extremists, such as former ‘wing’ spokesman Andreas Kalbitz.” There is still great solidarity and sharing within the old “wing”. “The defining personality” is the head of country of the Thuringia AfD, Björn Höcke.
The right-wing national “wing” around Höcke, which never had a fixed organizational structure, was dissolved at the end of April under pressure from the federal leadership. The spokesperson for the current was former AfD state chairman Andreas Kalbitz from Brandenburg. In May, the AfD federal executive had revoked his affiliation to the party and justified it with previous contacts in the right-wing extremist milieu.
