The AfD Saxony-Anhalt is the state association of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. The state association is led by the member of parliament Martin Reichardt as state chairman.[2] With André Poggenburg as the top candidate, the AfD Sachsen-Anhalt ran for the first time in a state election in 2016 and subsequently represented the second largest parliamentary group in the seventh state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt.

In January 2021, the Office for the Protection of the Constitution of Saxony-Anhalt classified the state association as a suspected right-wing extremist.[3] In November 2023, the state association was classified as a “definite right-wing extremist effort”.[4] This classification gives the State Office for the Protection of the Constitution in Saxony-Anhalt broader discretion in using intelligence efforts to monitor the group.

Controversies

The AfD parliamentary group in the state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt called for a demonstration in Magdeburg at the end of January 2022 against the CORONA protective measures. It remained unclear whether the AfD Saxony-Anhalt or the AfD parliamentary group organized and financed the demonstration. The faction receives state money and is therefore forbidden to finance political events.[5]

AfD fraction in Landtag

In the recent Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt the AfD fraction consist of 2 women and 21 men:

Name
1 Matthias Büttner
2 Matthias Büttner
3 Christian Hecht
4 Oliver Kirchner
5 Gordon Köhler
6 Hagen Kohl
7 Nadine Koppehel
8 Thomas Korell
9 Matthias Lieschke
10 Frank Lizureck
11 Hannes Loth
12 Jan Moldenhauer
13 Daniel Rausch
14 Tobias Rausch
15 Daniel Roi
16 Jan Scharfenort
17 Florian Schröder
18 Florian Schröder
19 Hans-Thomas Tillschneider
20 Lothar Waehler
21 Daniel Wald
22 Margret Wendt
23 Felix Zietmann

Stategroup in Deutschen Bundestag

2021–2025

MoP Elected by function / membership
Martin Reichardt Listenplatz 1 State chairmen
Jan Wenzel Schmidt Listenplatz 2 member of state board
Kay-Uwe Ziegler Direktmandat Anhalt Vice state chairmen
Robert Farle Direktmandat Mansfeld –

Election results

State Parliament (Landtag)
State election, year No. of
overall votes 		% of overall vote
& ranking 		No. of
overall seats won 		+/–
Saxony-Anhalt, 2016 272,496 24.4 (#2)
25 / 87
Saxony-Anhalt, 2021 221,487 20.8 (#2)
23 / 87
 Decrease 2

References

  1. ^ Mudde, Cas (2016). "Introduction to the populist radical right". In Mudde, Cas (ed.). The Populist Radical Right: A Reader. Routledge. pp. 1–10. ISBN 978-1-315-51456-7.
  2. ^ mdr.de. "Martin Reichardt: Spitzenkandidat der AfD in Sachsen-Anhalt | MDR.DE". www.mdr.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  3. ^ Vetter, Johannes. "AfD klagt gegen Verfassungsschutz in Sachsen-Anhalt". www.volksstimme.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  4. ^ spiegel.de. "Verfassungsschutz stuft AfD in Sachsen-Anhalt als gesichert rechtsextrem ein | SPIEGEL.DE". www.spiegel.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  5. ^ tagesschau.de. "Sachsen-Anhalt: AfD-Fraktionsgeld für Corona-Proteste?". tagesschau.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-22.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AfD_Saxony-Anhalt
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