AfD Saxony-Anhalt AfD Sachsen-Anhalt | |
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| Leader | Martin Reichardt |
| Founded | 5 April 2013 |
| Headquarters | Schönebecker Strasse 11-13 39104 Magdeburg |
| Membership (2020) | 1,366 |
| Ideology | Right-wing populism |
| Political position | Far-right[a] |
| National affiliation | Alternative for Germany |
| Colours | Light blue |
| Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt | 23 / 97 |
| Bundestag delegation | 4 / 18 |
| Website | |
| https://afd-lsa.de/ | |
^ a: A right-wing party, AfD is considered to be part of the radical right, a subset of the far right that does not oppose democracy.[1] | |
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ mdr.de. "Martin Reichardt: Spitzenkandidat der AfD in Sachsen-Anhalt | MDR.DE". www.mdr.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ^ Vetter, Johannes. "AfD klagt gegen Verfassungsschutz in Sachsen-Anhalt". www.volksstimme.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ^ spiegel.de. "Verfassungsschutz stuft AfD in Sachsen-Anhalt als gesichert rechtsextrem ein | SPIEGEL.DE". www.spiegel.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-07.