AfD's Bollinger Vies for Top Spot in Rhineland-Palatinate Election
candidate for the state election, with AfD party leader Bollinger leading the pack - Bollinger, the head of AfD, emerges as a prominent contender for the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Hey there! Let's chat about the upcoming Rhineland-Palatinate state election. The AfD party, under the leadership of Jan Bollinger, is making some big waves and game plans for victory. The 48-year-old Bollinger, hailing from Neuwied, has proven himself as a force to be reckoned with by receiving a whopping 71.3% of votes to become the AfD's top candidate for the state election.
Now, you might be wondering about the other candidates in the mix. Well, party parliamentarians Damian Lohr, Eugen Ziegler, and Ralf Schönborn make up the top four list placements. Climbing up to the fifth spot, and making history as the first woman on the list, is Catalina Monzon from Kusel. Joachim Paul, another state parliamentarian, slots in at number six.
The party conference, which took place in Idar-Oberstein, was packed with more than 630 members who were eager to vote and cast their ballots for the party's future. The AfD boasted that this was their largest party conference in Rhineland-Palatinate to date, with the deputy federal party leader Kay Gottschalk in attendance.
On the outskirts of the hall, around 100 demonstrators gathered to protest against the AfD, shouting slogans such as "Nazis out."
In his presentation, Bollinger didn't hold back, issuing sharp criticisms towards the CDU, SPD, Greens, FDP, and Left parties. Bollinger referred to these parties as the "political failures of the Berlin Wall cartel," taking aim at the AfD's classification as a confirmed right-wing extremist by the domestic intelligence agency. The party is currently contesting this classification with an urgent application, and the decision is pending with the Administrative Court of Cologne.
Bollinger plans to oust these parties from power, labeling the SPD, Greens, and Left as the "wrecking balls of our country" and the "gravediggers of our people." He accuses the CDU of being "election cheaters" who offer blue AfD politics before the election but instead deliver green policies. In Rhineland-Palatinate, a traffic light coalition is currently governing, and the Left is not represented in the state parliament.
Bollinger aspires for the AfD to become the strongest force at the state election in March 2026 and potentially govern. He described the Rhineland-Palatinate branch of the AfD as the "stronghold of the party in the west," with the number of members having surged to well over 4,000.
One of Bollinger's first moves as Minister-President would be to establish an "expulsion airport Hahn" for a comprehensive expulsion offensive with detention and expulsion centers. From this site, Bollinger plans to launch "hourly" expulsion flights to the countries of origin. The state broadcasting agreement will be immediately terminated, road construction contributions will be abolished, and the expansion of wind power will cease.
The AfD's federal MP for Mainz, Sebastian Münzenmaier, has set a goal of achieving 20% plus X for the state election. Münzenmaier plans to exert pressure on Minister-President Alexander Schweitzer (SPD) by aiming to "beat" the incumbent government. Münzenmaier, who is also the deputy state chairman, hopes to give the AfD a significant boost in the March 2026 state election.
Carsten Propp from Nierstein and Benjamin Haupt from Speyer joined the political fray as seventh and eighth candidates on the list for the upcoming state election. Rounding out the top ten candidates are Jürgen Klein from Bad Kreuznach and Claudia von Bohr, the AfD district chairwoman of Birkenfeld.
In the 2021 state election, the AfD received 8.3% of the vote and won nine seats. The political disruptions within the party shrunk their representation to six seats. Current polling data suggests that the AfD could potentially garner around 17% of the vote if elections were held immediately.
Stay tuned as we follow this political drama unfold and watch as Bollinger and the AfD party strive to make their mark in Rhineland-Palatinate's political landscape.
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In the realm of general news and crime-and-justice, it's worth noting the AfD's strategy for the March 2026 Rhineland-Palatinate state election, led by Chair Jan Bollinger, who has been making waves in Neuwied and beyond. His rhetoric and policies could potentially attract a significant voter base, possibly impacting future policy-making in the state.
In the event of Jan Bollinger's election as Minister-President, one of his first policy agendas might involve establishing an "expulsion airport Hahn," reflecting the AfD's stance on immigration matters, a topic that could spark diverse opinions and reactions within Rhineland-Palatinate's political landscape.
