Parteien: AfD-Jugend trifft sich in Magdeburg
Mitten im Landtagswahlkampf trifft sich der AfD-Nachwuchs in der Landeshauptstadt Sachsen-Anhalts zur Positionsbestimmung. Als prominenter Gast wird Spitzenkandidat Siegmund erwartet.
In Magdeburg, the AfD youth organization, Generation Germany (GD), has convened for a federal congress at the "Alte Theater" in the exhibition grounds. The meeting aims to define the organization's stance on European policy and distinguish itself from the mother party. Party chief Ulrich Siegmund is expected to attend, along with 480 other participants and journalists.
Police reported 300 GD members, but GD chief Jean-Pascal Hohm has distanced the group from the AfD's anti-Euro stance, stating that they seek to address the Euro system's existing design flaws rather than seeking a German Euro exit. GD also opposes German participation in the Schengen area. Hohm mentioned that the congress is also about taking advantage of the ongoing program process in the AfD.
The party intends to adopt a new fundamental program within a year, following more than a decade of existence. The AfD was established in 2013 as a eurosceptic party. In its 2025 Bundestag electoral program, it affirmed Germany's need to leave the Euro system. GD is holding its second federal congress in Magdeburg, marking the organization's second attempt after the closure of the previous AfD youth group, Junge Alternative (JA), in Gießen last year.
Initial demonstrations were minimal, with around 250 people reported by the Magdeburg police, but the number is expected to increase.
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