Federal-level job seeker: Jean-Pascal Hohm
In the political landscape of Germany, a new youth organization affiliated with the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is set to be founded at the end of November 2025 in Giessen. The organization aims to replace the party's previous youth wing, Junge Alternative (JA), which was disbanded due to concerns over its anti-democratic, right-wing extremist activities and aspirations.
The poised leader of this new youth group is Jean-Pascal Hohm, a member of the AfD state parliament in Brandenburg. Hohm and four other AfD members from Brandenburg have been categorized as right-wing extremists by Germany's Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the domestic intelligence agency.
The classification of Hohm and his colleagues signals associations with a political milieu that has been scrutinized for extremist views and possibly linked to far-right activities. However, there is no explicit detailed public history documenting Hohm's personal neo-Nazi connections.
In 2017, Hohm was witnessed among a group of troublemakers at a football match between SV Babelsberg 03 and FC Energie Cottbus. During the match, FC Energie Cottbus fans attacked stewards and police with pyrotechnics, set a fire in their own section, and chanted offensive slogans. The "Jewish Forum for Democracy and Against Anti-Semitism" has video footage of Hohm among the troublemakers.
Hohm had a brief comeback in the AfD before stepping down from all offices again in 2019. This was following the emergence of selfies showing him in a tipsy state with members of Casa Pound, an Italian organization that describes itself as "fascists of the third millennium." Hohm was also seen dressed in a black rain jacket during an early summer day, a choice that raised eyebrows.
The broader context shows ongoing vigilance against far-right extremism linked to the AfD’s youth activities. The planned founding meeting of the youth organization has already attracted demonstrations and calls for heightened security due to concerns over far-right extremism.
It is important to note that the fan scene of FC Energie Cottbus includes open neo-Nazis, and in 2017, several fans raised their right arm in a Nazi salute and a banner featuring a propaganda image of a member of the Hitler Youth was displayed at a match.
Despite these incidents and his classification as a right-wing extremist, Hohm remains a state parliamentarian for the AfD, demonstrating the ongoing debate and scrutiny surrounding the party's activities and values.
- The newly forming youth organization, affiliated with the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, is facing criticism due to its policy-and-legislation ties and the extremist associations of its poised leader, Jean-Pascal Hohm.
- Hohm, a member of the AfD state parliament in Brandenburg, has been categorized as a right-wing extremist by Germany's Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
- Furthermore, Hohm's political standing has been underscored by his past involvement in sports-related crime-and-justice incidents such as his participation with a group of troublemakers at a football match in 2017.
- In the European leagues, the fan scene of FC Energie Cottbus, a club where Hohm has had controversies, has been known to include open neo-Nazis, adding to the general-news concerns surrounding the AfD’s activities and values.
