AfD in turmoil: exclusive exclusion procedure against city council Ulbrich!

AfD in turmoil: exclusive exclusion procedure against city council Ulbrich!

Leipzig, Deutschland - The Saxon state board of the AfD has decided to exclude the Leipzig lawyer Roland Ulbrich from the party. Ulbrich was active in the Saxon state parliament until last autumn and is currently holding the office of city council in Leipzig. The trigger for the exclusion process is allegations that he took part in an election campaign event of the Aufbruch Germany. This participation is regarded by the party as a party -ight behavior, since it could potentially affect the AfD's choice of choice. This reports Compact .

The exclusion places the AfD into internal conflicts. While some AfD candidates are criticized not to cooperate with left-wing parties, Ulbrich is to be punished for his cooperation with a competitive party. Jörg Urban, the head of state, had previously mentioned cooperation with the Free Saxons at the local level, which further tightened the contradictions within the party. Ulbrich's lawyer, Doris von Sayn-Wittgenstein, expresses concerns about the lack of uniform line of the party and the weak evidence for the exclusion procedure.

Different perspectives and weak evidence

André Poggenburg, the head of Germany, defends Ulbrich and argues that the event in his constituency had taken place. AfD member of the state parliament Ferdinand Wiedeburg reports on a controversial discussion during the event, with no fraternization taking place. The evidence for the exclusion is assessed as weak, among other things, a post of the Antifa Medium Correctiv is cited as evidence. In addition, Ulbrich achieved remarkable results in the last state election: he increased his first vote result by 9.2 percent and his second vote result by 4.7 percent, only missed the move into the state parliament by 590 votes. The Greens received only 1.9 percent of the votes in his constituency, which underlines Ulbrich's popularity.

In the context of these intra -party conflicts, parts of the AfD strive to become coalition. This development is perceived as problematic by party critics. They warn that a moderation of the AfD could offend voters. The dynamics within the AfD is also reflected in the overarching trends of right -wing extremism.

right -wing extremism in Germany

Current figures of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution illustrate the increase in right -wing extremist personal potential in Germany. In 2023, the overall potential for around 40,600 people was estimated, which represents an increase of 1,800 compared to 2022. This comprises around 14,500 violent right -wing extremists. With regard to right -wing extremist crimes, an increase to 25,660 offenses was recorded in 2023, which corresponds to an increase of 22.4 % compared to the previous year. Violent acts with a right -wing extremist background also increased, including physical attacks with xenophobic background. The 367 right -wing extremist demonstrations, a clear increase compared to the 145 demonstrations in 2022, and the multitude of right -wing extremist music events that achieved a maximum in 2023 are particularly worrying. This development shows how right-wing extremist ideologies continue to gain importance, especially in the topic of "migration and asylum". The constitutional protection provides further information on these developments.