Krah announces plans to step down as head of AfD.
Krah is currently facing heat due to accusations of espionage against a previous employee, among other issues. He has now declared his intention to step down from his position in the AfD leadership. However, this decision is not related to the espionage allegations.
The AfD's leading European candidate, Maximilian Krah, no longer wishes to serve on the party's executive board. He confessed this at a Federal Executive Committee meeting on Monday night, corroborated by a spokesperson for party leader, Alice Weidel. During the meeting, members of the committee were asked who did not want to seek re-election to the top committee, which will be voted on at the party conference in late June.
Krah, along with the deputy treasurer, Harald Weyel, and Carlo Clemens, expressed their intentions to run again. The AfD executive board comprises 14 members, with Alexander Gauland serving as honorary chairman. Krah shared with "Junge Freiheit" that the upcoming Federal Executive Board would need to focus on the Bundestag elections and that he wanted to dedicate his time to his work in the EU Parliament and take a break from the executive board. The politician categorically denied any connection with the espionage allegations against his former worker, who is currently incarcerated.
"I decided months ago not to run again," said Krah. The ZDF "frontal" program reported that the AfD leadership had urged Krah to relinquish his position. This was not confirmed within party circles. It was simply stated that it was his own decision. Nevertheless, he was also not asked to remain on the board.
Krah has been a topic of discussion for several weeks, following reports of potential ties to pro-Russian networks and China, as well as possible cash payments. The Dresden public prosecutor's office is considering whether to launch an investigation. The EU parliamentarian was further pressured after an employee was nabbed in April on suspicion of spying for China. During the European election campaign, top candidate Krah briefly stepped back at the request of party leadership, but later resumed his role as campaigner.
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Despite the ongoing investigations into potential ties to pro-Russian networks and China, and allegations of cash payments, Maximilian Krah, the leading European candidate for AfD, has decided not to seek re-election to the party's executive board. This decision comes amidst espionage allegations against a former employee of Krah, who is currently incarcerated, but Krah himself has denied any connection.
Source: www.ntv.de
