AfD plans radical youth organization: meeting in Giessen announced

AfD plans radical youth organization: meeting in Giessen announced

Something is happening in Germany's political landscape that is attracting attention. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) is planning to set up a new youth organization after the previously existing Junge Alternative (JA) was dissolved in April this year. This reorganization is scheduled to be launched on November 29th and 30th, 2025 in Giessen, Hesse. At this meeting, both the board and the name and logo of the new organization will be elected, as zeit.de reports.

The decision to found it was made at a party conference in January, and with this step the AfD leadership is pursuing the goal of binding the youth organization more closely to the party. The aim is to exercise greater control over possible misconduct. But this will not happen without challenges, as there are already two registered demonstrations against the event in Giessen, which have been confirmed by the city.

A controversial personality

Jean-Pascal Hohm, a Brandenburg AfD member of the state parliament and district chairman in Cottbus, is considered a possible head of the new youth organization. Hohm, who is classified as a right-wing extremist by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, has spoken out in favor of leading the new organization and could benefit from his radical reputation. This is also shown by an internal report from the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, which Hohm associates with several critical quotes about the ethnic and ethnic concept of the people. For example, he said: "We as the AfD are the party of the Germans" and called for disciplining the party's youth, while at the same time encouraging them to carry out provocative actions, as long as they are done under control t-online.de reports.

Another controversial detail is that Hohm does not consider membership or support of the right-wing extremist Identitarian Movement as a reason for exclusion for new members of the AfD youth organization. This raises questions about the future direction of the new organization: will it possibly develop into a cadre of radical ideas?

The dangers of radicalization

But that's not the only concern. The Office for the Protection of the Constitution warns of the increasing radicalization of young people who are losing themselves in the digital world and anonymous chat groups. The actors in these groups often show violent tendencies and sometimes have no ties to traditional right-wing extremist structures, which makes observation more difficult for security authorities. In this context, the AfD's new youth organization could serve as a platform for radical ideologies, which could promote the willingness to commit violent acts among young people, as verfassungsschutz.de shows.

In recent months, various violence and action-oriented (youth) groups have emerged, some of which are active against the LGBTIQ community and have distinguished themselves through violent clashes. In addition, there have already been convictions and arrests in right-wing extremist circles, which show a worrying development in the youth movement.

While the AfD is trying to inspire young people to take political responsibility with this new organization, it remains to be seen how public perception and the reactions of the security authorities will react to these developments. It is clear that there is a lot going on here and the coming weeks will remain exciting.