Far-right party "Die Heimat" enters coalition talks with AfD politicians
In the Brandenburg regional elections, the right-wing extremist party AfD emerged as the most powerful force in numerous districts. Now, it seems that certain AfD politicians are planning to form alliances with the far-right party "Die Heimat" in some Brandenburg local parliaments, which could potentially lead to their expulsion from the AfD.
According to reports, three AfD politicians are planning to team up with "Die Heimat" in Brandenburg local parliaments. In the district of Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz, located in southern Brandenburg near the border with Saxony, there are rumors of such a collaboration. A spokesperson has confirmed this news.
Similarly, in the city of Lauchhammer within the same district, a similar partnership is said to be taking place with the successor party of the NPD. The chairman of the Brandenburg AfD, René Springer, intends to exclude the three involved party members. "Die Heimat" is on the AfD's list of organizations with whom they refuse any cooperation.
The Kreistag Oberspreewald-Lausitz recently saw the AfD gaining 16 out of 50 seats. Two of these 16 Kreistags members, AfD local politicians Bernd Dietrich and Peter Gröbe, are planning to create a new faction "Heimat und Zukunft" with the representative of the right-wing extremist party Heimat, Thomas Gürtler. The district spokesperson has confirmed this. Gürtler is set to become the chairman. The inaugural meeting of the new Kreistag is scheduled for July 4. The Brandenburg AfD is viewed as a right-wing extremist suspect case by the Constitutional Protection Agency.
In the Stadtverordnetenversammlung Lauchhammer in the affected district, Gürtler, the two same AfD members, and another AfD representative are rumored to be forming a new faction under the name "AfDplus". In Lauchhammer, the AfD secured six seats and "Die Heimat" gained one. The AfD previously issued a statement on this matter.
Springer stated, "I intend to initiate a party expulsion procedure against the three members due to the deliberate violation of membership obligations and the serious breach of party principles." Legal action is also planned against the name "AfDplus". The party is reportedly in shock by these developments, as Springer had assumed such a thing would not be possible. The mandate holders are said to have "reacted not out of political conviction, but out of a certain pressure to perform with the acquired mandate."
The party "Die Heimat" was formerly known as the NPD until June of last year. The Brandenburg state branch of the AfD is considered a right-wing extremist suspect case by the Constitutional Protection Agency. The Constitutional Protection Agency lists the organization as a right-wing extremist party, its primary role being to network within the right-wing extremist scene. The Brandenburg AfD state branch is also considered a right-wing extremist suspect case by the Constitutional Protection Agency.
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In the wake of these developments, the AfD's stance on cooperating with parties like "Die Heimat" and the successor of NPD, in local elections, is under scrutiny. Despite being labeled as a right-wing extremist suspect case by the Constitutional Protection Agency, the AfD politicians in Brandenburg's Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz and Stadtverordnetenversammlung Lauchhammer are reportedly planning to form alliances with these parties during the local elections.
