After an look in Brandenburg: Thuringian AfD representatives obtain Martin Sellner within the state parliament | EUROtoday

High-ranking Thuringian AfD politicians acquired the Austrian right-wing extremist Martin Sellner within the state parliament in Erfurt. There was dialogue about Sellner’s remigration idea and that of the Thuringian AfD, stated Thuringia’s AfD parliamentary group deputy Daniel Haseloff to the German Press Agency in Erfurt. We additionally mentioned variations.

The Thuringian Bundestag members Stefan Möller and Robert Teske may be seen in images that Haseloff shared on X. Along with Björn Höcke, Möller is the state spokesman for the Thuringian AfD.

According to a spokeswoman for the Thuringian state parliament, Sellner’s go to was not introduced prematurely and the state parliament administration knew nothing about it beforehand. “In the exercise of the free mandate of MPs, the personal data of their guests are not collected,” stated the spokeswoman.

Leading determine of the Identitarian motion

Last week, Sellner’s lecture within the presence of Brandenburg AfD state parliament member Lena Kotré brought on a stir. Kotré initially invited Sellner to the lecture and acquired criticism from the AfD federal chairmen Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla. Kotré had canceled the appointment. Sellner then invited folks to the occasion at one other location and Kotré got here as a visitor.

Sellner is taken into account a number one determine within the Identitarian Movement (IB). The Austrian additionally consists of German residents with a migration background in his so-called remigration idea in the event that they haven’t assimilated (assimilated or tailored). According to his personal statements, he doesn’t wish to have such residents deported, however he does wish to use strain to steer them to depart. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution classifies the IB as right-wing extremist. The Thuringian AfD is assessed and monitored by the state Office for the Protection of the Constitution as positively right-wing extremist.

The AfD distanced itself from Sellner’s idea in an announcement in 2024: The AfD doesn’t differentiate between German residents with and with no migration background, it says.

Thuringian AfD depends by itself remigration idea

Haseloff stated that the Thuringian AfD needs to attempt to implement its personal remigration idea based mostly on legal guidelines. “So in other words: to make the whole thing legal, to explore what options we have in the country?” stated Haseloff. The AfD’s idea is constitutional. At the identical time, Haseloff criticized the best way Sellner was handled. Some of them acquired entry bans – Haseloff described this as absurd.

When right-wing extremists use the time period remigration, they often imply that enormous numbers of individuals of international origin ought to go away the nation, even underneath duress.

An occasion with Sellner in a restaurant is deliberate for Monday night in Erfurt. According to a police spokesman, safety authorities anticipated protests from the left-wing scene. A police operation can also be deliberate. According to a spokeswoman, the town of Erfurt has examined whether or not it may take motion in opposition to the occasion with Sellner. “As an assembly authority, we have no legal basis to prevent this person from holding a reading in a closed event in a privately run restaurant,” stated the spokeswoman.