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AfD member Frosch departs from the party following disagreement

The outcome of a recent party feud within the AfD during Thuringian local elections is still unclear, but one of the key players involved has made some observations.

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Regional voting - AfD member Frosch departs from the party following disagreement

Karlheinz Frosch, a politician from the AfD party, intends to leave both the party and the state parliament following a disagreement with his party's state association and faction. This was revealed in a statement by a spokesperson for Frosch on Monday in response to media inquiries. The state parliament also confirmed they received such a message. Frosch had established a list for a district council election in Saalfeld-Rudolstadt against the wishes of Thuringia's AfD state chairman, Björn Höcke.

The Thuringian state association sought to have the existing list annulled and replace it with a new one. However, the candidates on the original list were not willing to comply. This led to the creation of a second list, dubbed AfL, which then placed Höcke in a tricky position. He ended up supporting the Alternative for the District (AfL) list over the official AfD list. In the end, Frosch's list received about 20% of the votes while the AfL list attracted 14%.

To add fuel to the fire, expulsion proceedings were initiated against some members of the AfD list. Supporters of Frosch even called for Höcke to step down from his position. It's unclear if this was an isolated incident or if other backers of Frosch plan to depart from the party. Thuringia's AfD is categorized as a securely right-wing extremist group by the state constitution protection and is under surveillance. Elections for the state parliament will take place on September 1st.

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  1. Despite the ongoing disagreement, Karlheinz Frosch, a prominent AfD member from Saalfeld-Rudolstadt in Thuringia, is set to participate in the upcoming local elections on September 1st.
  2. The departing AfD member, Karlheinz Frosch, has received significant support from municipalities within the district, which could potentially impact the elections' outcome.
  3. Björn Höcke, who is under scrutiny due to his position in Thuringia's AfD - classified as a securely right-wing extremist group - now faces criticism following his support of Frosch's alternate list during the municipal elections.
  4. As Frosch departs from the AfD party and the state parliament, his parliamentary group in Thuringia may undergo changes, impacting the party's representation and influence in the legislative body.
  5. Despite the internal conflict within the AfD party, the party's departure from Germany's main coalition government last year paved the way for new alliances and potential collaborations during the upcoming state parliament elections.

Source: www.stern.de

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