AfD Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Elects First Secretary-General

The AfD party in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has established a new leadership role, electing Bundestag member Dario Seifert as its first secretary-general. Seifert secured nearly 92% of the vote from 237 delegates at a party conference in Grimmen, running unopposed for the newly created position.

The party stated that the creation of the secretary-general role is a response to the "strong growth" of the state chapter and the rising organizational needs as it enters the "hot campaign phase" for the state election in the fall. Seifert, 32, emphasized the need for unity and professionalism during this critical period.

Seifert, who was previously nominated for the position by the state executive committee, is described as belonging to the party's right wing. He was a member of the former AfD youth organization, the Junge Alternative. He also confirmed past membership in the NPD youth organization, Junge Nationaldemokraten (JN), also known as Junge Nationalisten, during his youth. Seifert has dismissed past accusations of insufficient distancing from right-wing extremism as "completely baseless." State chairman Leif-Erik Holm characterized Seifert's past affiliations as "youthful aberrations."

Seifert has also voiced his intention to abolish the state's constitutional protection agency if the AfD gains a mandate from voters in the upcoming election. This stance follows a court decision that temporarily prevented the federal constitutional protection agency from classifying the federal AfD as extremist. Seifert argued this decision highlights the weak basis for the agency's "political maneuvers."

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