Höcke’s strategists are radicalizing the AfD from within:
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Höcke Interview: Why the Reactions to the Talk Are Irritating: AfD politician Björn Höcke's YouTube interview with Ben Berndt reached millions ...
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Björn Höcke's declaration of war on the Federal Republic - | and on Alice Weidel
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Paid articlePaywallThuringia: Björn Höcke’s lawyer as a constitutional judge?: Björn Höcke proposes his lawyer Ralf Hornemann as a constitutional judge in Thuringia ...
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Nepotism scandal in the AfD Thuringia: So much for the nationalist paragons of virtue
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Paid articlePaywallAfD power struggle over cronyism: Höcke's Thuringian confidants challenge Weidel and Chrupalla
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Explosive AfD revelations: Höcke's warning becomes bitter reality – “We can only fail ourselves.”
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Key FactsAfD Scandal Exposes Corruption and Extremist Ties
Feb 17, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: merkur.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: merkur.de
- Björn Höcke, head of the Thuringia AfD, cautions about potential party failure stemming from nepotism allegations.
- Investigations reveal the Thuringian AfD faction using public funds to support right-wing extremist groups and propagandists.
- The ‘Filmkunstkollektiv,’ connected to the Identitarian movement, creates party propaganda and employs AfD affiliates.
- Nepotism and questionable hires are widespread issues across several AfD regional branches nationwide.
We can only fail ourselves. But this failure is becoming a possibility.— Björn Höcke, state leader of the Thuringian AfD, warns his party colleagues about potential internal shortcomings.
AfD Scandals: The Dubious Contracts of the Alleged Clean Men from Thuringia: Björn Höcke and his Thuringian co-state leader Stefan Möller want to push the AfD to ...
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The AfD as a family business: Höcke's co-leader laments "a problem for our credibility"
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Rüdiger Lucassen versus Björn Höcke: The AfD's existential question: The Höcke-Lucassen dispute is about the AfD's existential question
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Höcke refuses to fight for Germany: Open AfD battle over conscription: The AfD continues to argue about conscription. The pseudo-pacifist stance towards Russia ...
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SPD Interior Minister Maier: "AfD's remigration concept includes deportation of Germans"
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AfD leader Höcke in the spotlight: research and quick reactions: His role is in focus: How did the political outsider Björn Höcke become so powerful ...
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AfD plans its federal party conference in Thuringia: Flags bearing the AfD logo lie on a table. The AfD is planning its 2026 federal party conference in Erfurt.
thueringer-allgemeine.de/politik/article410194321/afd-plant-ihren-bundesparteitag-in-thueringen.html
State finances: Höcke: State is not paying off debts - AfD wants to take legal action
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OpinionRight-wing extremist mastermind: Höcke's real enemy is not Merkel, but Adenauer.: The AfD has moved inexorably toward its most important representative: Björn ...
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Höcke's escalation strategy: attack on Thuringia's state parliament administration
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Paid articlePaywallKey FactsHöcke's Escalation Against Thuringia's Parliament Leadership
Jun 15, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: faz.net
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: faz.net
- The Thuringian AfD led by Björn Höcke announced plans to oust Landtag President Thadäus König.
- The party claims the position, although its 32 seats fall short of a majority in the 88-member parliament.
- No other factions have expressed dissatisfaction with König or support for the removal motion.
- Landtag Director Jörg Hopfe refuses to be intimidated by the AfD's aggressive tactics.
I will not be intimidated.— State Director Jörg Hopfe speaks about the attacks from the Thuringian AfD.
Thuringian AfD wants three passages from the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution report to be deleted
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Key FactsComplaint Filed Against AfD Leadership for Suspected Incitement of Hatred
Aug 5, 2024 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: thueringer-allgemeine.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: thueringer-allgemeine.de
- Green Party politician Stengele files a complaint against the Thuringian AfD leadership duo for incitement of hatred. The focus is on a völkisch-nationalist song.
- Stengele argues that the AfD is embedding NS ideology within its followers. The Thuringian AfD is classified as far-right by the state's intelligence agency.
- The AfD denies the accusations, labeling the complaint as a misuse of the justice system. Stengele warns against trivializing NS ideology and emphasizes the importance of democracy.
- Stengele calls for a clear distinction from the crimes of the Nazis. Höcke has previously faced court for Nazi slogans and received fines.
Inside PolitiX: How likely is a ban on the AfD?: A CDU MP wants to have the AfD banned. Does the project even have a chance? And what impact could it have?
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Key FactsReasons for AfD Success: Little Hope Leads to More Right-Wing Votes
Dec 22, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: faz.net
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: faz.net
- In 2023, Germans were as pessimistic as they had been since the 1950s.
- Pollster Thomas Petersen struggles to find a comparable year to 2023.
- 51% had trouble paying the heating bill last winter - a figure not seen since 1952.
- Only 13% of AfD supporters are extremists, but 43% lean distinctly to the right - totaling 56%.
Ramelow and Höcke's immunity from MPs lifted: For public prosecutor investigations is the
MEP immunity has been lifted by Thuringia's head of government Bodo ...
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