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AfD Ousts Member for Delivering Speech Evocative of Hitler
(MENAFN) The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has terminated a member's affiliation after he ignited backlash by delivering a speech evocative of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler at a youth gathering for the party over the weekend.
The individual, identified as Alexander Eichwald, was competing for a leadership role in the 'Generation Germany' youth movement. During his candidacy address, he appeared to adopt Hitler-like speaking patterns and gestures while exhorting fellow party members to "protect German culture from foreign influence."
His presentation triggered booing and disarray in the venue and attracted condemnation on social media, according to German broadcaster ARD.
The AfD immediately severed all connections with Eichwald. Party co-leader Tino Chrupalla announced Monday that the individual already "received the expulsion notice."
"We don't want people like [him] in our party," Chrupalla said, characterizing Eichwald's performance at the event as "bad satire," while noting that the man only joined the party a couple of months ago.
The episode triggered discussion within the AfD and online regarding whether the speech constituted a calculated provocation. Some observers suspect he operated as an informant for Germany's domestic intelligence service (BfV).
The weekend gathering in Giessen was additionally disrupted by leftist demonstrations against the AfD throughout the city, which generated traffic obstructions and resulted in confrontations between demonstrators and police.
The AfD, which has been accumulating popularity in Germany in recent years, has encountered mounting surveillance from authorities. In May, the BfV designated it as an 'extremist' organization, which authorizes police to extensively monitor the party's operations.
Recognized for its anti-immigration messaging, the AfD has been isolated by all other parties as part of the 'firewall against the far-right' policy, which attracted condemnation from US Vice President J.D. Vance as an attempt to "suppress opposition."
The party leads opinion polls, commanding 26-27% support, according to surveys published by INSA and FORSA earlier this week.
The individual, identified as Alexander Eichwald, was competing for a leadership role in the 'Generation Germany' youth movement. During his candidacy address, he appeared to adopt Hitler-like speaking patterns and gestures while exhorting fellow party members to "protect German culture from foreign influence."
His presentation triggered booing and disarray in the venue and attracted condemnation on social media, according to German broadcaster ARD.
The AfD immediately severed all connections with Eichwald. Party co-leader Tino Chrupalla announced Monday that the individual already "received the expulsion notice."
"We don't want people like [him] in our party," Chrupalla said, characterizing Eichwald's performance at the event as "bad satire," while noting that the man only joined the party a couple of months ago.
The episode triggered discussion within the AfD and online regarding whether the speech constituted a calculated provocation. Some observers suspect he operated as an informant for Germany's domestic intelligence service (BfV).
The weekend gathering in Giessen was additionally disrupted by leftist demonstrations against the AfD throughout the city, which generated traffic obstructions and resulted in confrontations between demonstrators and police.
The AfD, which has been accumulating popularity in Germany in recent years, has encountered mounting surveillance from authorities. In May, the BfV designated it as an 'extremist' organization, which authorizes police to extensively monitor the party's operations.
Recognized for its anti-immigration messaging, the AfD has been isolated by all other parties as part of the 'firewall against the far-right' policy, which attracted condemnation from US Vice President J.D. Vance as an attempt to "suppress opposition."
The party leads opinion polls, commanding 26-27% support, according to surveys published by INSA and FORSA earlier this week.
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