A far-right party in Germany is promising consistent deportations and even free Russian lessons for Saxony-Anhalt if elected.
The Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) chapter, based in the previous East Germany, outlined the party’s manifesto ahead of elections in September.
Lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund said: ‘We are saying yes to consistent deportations.’
The manifesto, seen by CNN, is advocating for what they call a ‘180-degree turn’ in migration and is campaigning for ‘remigration’, which has been linked to Nazi rhetoric.
Remigration advocates for the deportation of immigrants and refugees – mainly specializing in non-white immigrants – back to their countries. Even refugees who fled from Ukraine in the course of the war can be considered.
The party also spoke out against what it calls ‘anti-Russian policies’ of the present political parties.
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‘The present anti-Russian policies of the established political parties, nevertheless, will not be in Germany’s interest. They’re dividing Europe,’ they wrote.
The AfD desires to lift all sanctions against Russia and vowed to introduce free Russian lessons to counter the ‘anti-Russian’ sentiment they claim is rampant in Germany.
Last month, it was revealed that German authorities are concerned about AfD leaking sensitive information to Russia or China.
MPs fear their AfD colleagues are actively leaking intelligence to foreign powers – including military and security matters.
It’s been a difficulty prior to now. In 2024, Germany spilt British military secrets in what was called the worst breach because the Cold War.
Ingo Gerhartz, the Luftwaffe air force Lieutenant General, was speaking with other officers and a general in regards to the technique of delivering Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine.
But a recording of the 38-minute call was broadcast on Russian state television, with Mr Gerhartz heard claiming ‘British troops were already on the bottom’ – a highly sensitive detail which has fearful fellow Nato allies.
Then-German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the ‘very serious leak’ can be investigated.
The AfD’s apparent affinity for Russia is in stark contrast to Germany’s announcement that it could prepare for a ‘potential Russian attack in the following two years’.
Lieutenant General Gerald Funke, the top of the German armed forces support command (UstgKdoBw), told The Times that Russian ‘hybrid warfare’ is his biggest concern, together with casualties.
‘Whereas in Afghanistan I had a regrettably high but manageable variety of wounded, I now must plan for the potential for a thousand injured personnel a day, ‘he said.
‘The closer you have a look at it, the more complex it becomes and the harder it’s to assume.’
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