Frohnmaier as AfD President of the Minister: On new shores!
Frohnmaier as AfD President of the Minister: On new shores!
Heilbronn, Deutschland - On Saturday morning, Markus Frohnmaier announced his candidacy for the office of prime minister at the AfD state party conference in Heilbronn. Almost 400 delegates came together in the "Harmonie" congress center to set up the state list for the upcoming state election in Baden-Württemberg on March 8, 2026. The mood was positive, so that Frohnmaier was chosen with a lot of applause and only one vote against. [Süddeutsche] reports that the state association was previously considered disputed, but now appeared in Heilbronn.
The 34-year-old Frohnmaier, who has been in the Bundestag since 2017 and is considered a close confidant of AfD boss Alice Weidel, has called for a harder migration policy in his speech. Among other things, he proposed to build an additional runway at Stuttgart Airport to increase the deportations. The AfD is increasingly in the limelight in the surveys. After only 9.7 percent of the votes in the last election 2021, the party is currently 19 percent and sees itself in direct competition with the Greens.
Frohnmaier and the challenges
Although Frohnmaier received well with the delegates, one esteem its chances of the prime ministerial position as low. Experts warn that the AfD is likely to achieve an absolute majority in the state election and that cooperation with other parties is excluded. Frohnmaier has also decided not to run for the state parliament, but would like to continue his work in the Bundestag if his prime minister does not come about.
In recent years, the AfD has been classified by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution as a right -wing extremist, which could significantly influence the election campaign. While the party is in court against this classification, the Baden-Württemberg regional association is currently classified as a right-wing extremist suspicion. [Voice] points out that the AfD is under observation at both federal and state levels.
reactions to the development
The AfD faces the challenge of dealing not only with internal disputes, but also with a growing public opposition. The upcoming year until the state election could be crucial for the party while trying to assert herself as a serious competitor on the political parquet.
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