Eine kurze Geschichte der AfD – von und mit Eva Kienholz

In the organizer's words:

When the AfD was founded in a small community hall in Oberursel in February 2013, nobody could have guessed how much it would change Germany. Originating as an economically liberal party whose main goal was to abolish the euro in Germany, it has since radicalized in several waves. From Bernd Lucke to Frauke Petry, Jörg Meuthen and Tino Chrupalla, its statements have become increasingly extreme. Today, Björn Höcke agitates for the "remigration" of people with a migration background and is considered to be safely on the far right: he has won the struggle for power in the party. Despite this, or perhaps precisely because of this, the AfD has been able to consistently gain popularity among voters and reach broad sections of the population. In the three state elections in eastern Germany in the fall of 2024, it achieved over 30 percent of the vote in two federal states and even became the strongest force in Thuringia - a turning point in the history of the Federal Republic.
In her "short history of the AfD",Eva Kienholz succinctly traces the development of the party, which has moved ever further to the right and is now openly grasping for power in the country. She will read a few passages from her new book and then looks forward to talking to the audience.