Meuthen becomes the top candidate of the value union: a new beginning for BW!

Meuthen becomes the top candidate of the value union: a new beginning for BW!

Stuttgart, Deutschland - Jörg Meuthen was elected top candidate of the values ​​union for the state election in Baden-Württemberg. The election was announced by Alexander Mitsch, the newly elected state chairman of the value union. Meuthen, a 63-year-old experienced politician, has a long history in the political landscape of Germany, including his time as the Federal Chairman of the Afd.

The value union, which was founded last year, strives to move into the state parliament of Stuttgart and end the green-black state government. Meuthen's choice is a strategic step in this direction because he plays a central role in the party.

political career and change

Meuthen joined the AfD in 2013, motivated by what he perceived as a "arrogance of power". From November 2013 he was active on the board of AfD Baden-Württemberg and soon became deputy state spokesman. One of his most important positions is that he became the AfD parliamentary group leader in the Stuttgart state parliament in 2016. His focus on economic and social issues manifested himself in the establishment of specific specialist thumbs within the party.

In January 2022, Meuthen decided to leave the AfD. He critically commented on the course of many party chiefs perceived as a radical course and in September 2022 joined the value union, which was led by ex-constitution protection boss Hans-Georg Maassen. At the value union, he also took responsibility for financial, economic and monetary policy and is part of the team of competence under Maassen.

academic career

Apart from his political career, Meuthen is an experienced academic. Since 1996 he has been teaching as a professor of economics at the Kehl University of Applied Sciences and from 2001 until his resignation in 2022 was a student of the Faculty of Economic, Information and Social Sciences. He is updated at the university, where he teaches again in 2023.

Meuthen is known for its economic liberal views and regularly emphasizes the need for realignment in German economic policy. He sees the economic decline of Germany and the associated dein industrialization as pressing problems that need to be addressed.

outlook and goals

With the nomination as a top candidate, Meuthen not only strives to strengthen the values ​​union in Baden-Württemberg, but also campaigns for a strategic discussion about the future of the AfD. In the past, he has also made suggestions for a possible division of the AfD into different wings in order to meet the different currents within the party.

The goals of the values ​​are clear: the move into the state parliament and a departure from the current government policy. Under Meuthen's leadership, the party could be able to realize these ambitions and to establish itself as a serious political force in the country. The coming months will be crucial for the political future of Meuthens and the Union of values.