AfD plans new youth organization: Founding in Gießen causes protest!

AfD plans new youth organization: Founding in Gießen causes protest!

The political waves are rising again in Germany, because the Alternative for Germany (AfD) is about to make a new beginning in youth work. The founding of a new youth organization in Giessen is scheduled for the end of November. After the self-dissolution of the Junge Alternative (JA), the AfD is planning a meeting scheduled for November 29th and 30th at the Gießen trade fair. This is where the board of directors should be elected and the name and logo of the new organization should be determined. The move comes after the AfD decided at its party conference in January to cut ties with the JA by April 1, but this already had a positive outcome at the end of March when the JA dissolved itself. The motivation behind this new beginning is clear: the party leadership wants to bind the youth organization more closely to the party and gain more control, especially with regard to any possible misconduct.

The decision to found the new organization is not only strategic, but also important, as the former JA was observed by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution as right-wing extremist. It is to be expected that the new organization will from now on maintain a more intensive relationship with the party leadership in order to prevent a possible ban on the association, as was the case with the JA. Jean-Pascal Hohm, a prominent AfD politician from Brandenburg, is considered a possible new head of this organization. Interestingly, he was also classified as a right-wing extremist by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution - a fact that certainly raises questions.

Demonstrations against the event

A few weeks before the planned founding, unrest is already spreading. Two demonstrations against the event have now been registered in Giessen. According to reports, the city administration is in constant communication with the security authorities to keep an eye on the situation. These disputes are symptomatic of the noticeable social division that is being reinforced by right-wing extremist currents in Germany.

The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution states that the number of violent right-wing extremists in Germany has increased to around 15,300 people. The increase is not an isolated case if you look at the current statistics: a total of 37,835 right-wing extremist crimes were registered in 2024, an increase of 47.4% compared to the previous year. The increase in growing right-wing extremist movements and the associated acts of violence represent a serious challenge to social stability. Part of this phenomenon also has to do with the instrumental use of social issues, such as migration, often coupled with anti-Semitic comments.

The upcoming founding meeting in Gießen not only raises political questions, but also worrying developments in the area of ​​right-wing extremist activities. How the city of Giessen deals with the challenges ahead will be a decisive factor in preventing a further emergence of extremist movements. It will be interesting to see how the situation will develop further.

Further information on developments and the right-wing extremism scene can be found at Daily Mirror and Protection of the Constitution.