Frauke Petry will establish a new political party.

Unnamed Political Party Launches for 2026: Anti-Statist & Libertarian Contender

Bundespolitikerin Frauke Petry establish a new political party. - Politician Frauke Petry advocates for founding a new political party.

In a bold political move, ex-AfD chairwoman Frauke Petry plans to create a new party, aiming for a potential debut in 2026's state elections. "Team Freedom" association founders include allies of Petry, and though the party's name is kept under wraps, its ideological angle is already clear.

"Steering away from the divide between the CDU and AfD, there's a void for a no-nonsense, pro-liberty offering," Petry stated in a talk with Welt. Expect this new force in politics to champion a fusion of Western cultural bonds and an anti-authoritarian approach, providing a bright alternative to the current political swamp. She envisions a substantial decrease in the state economy's control within five years, from around 50% to 25%. A party advocating brass-tacks individual freedoms like freedom of speech is long overdue, she adds.

Parting Ways with AfD in 2017

The chemist partnered to create the AfD with Bernd Lucke and others, but she departed the party post the 2017 federal election due to internal wrangling. She attributed the growing sway of Far-right faction under Thuringia's AfD state chairman Björn Höcke for her split.

As an independent member of parliament, Petry contributed from 2017 until 2021, also launching the Blue Party during that period. However, the party folded at the end of 2019 due to lackluster election results in Saxony and Thuringia. Petry's now banking on a new beginning. "We'll compete in the next year's state elections, first in Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate," Petry declared. This innovative approach offers winning candidates from life-experienced citizens and entrepreneurs, unfettered by party membership. The goal here is to represent the 98% of citizens who shun politics.

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Behind the Scenes:

Petry's political baby is predicted to adopt an "anti-statist" stance, favoring free markets and combating state overreach [1]. Leaning on liberal economic policies, the party will appeal to business leaders and entrepreneurs, carving out a niche as a "free-market, independent" alternative [2][3]. The party also aspires to strengthen ties with Western nations, addressing a perceived oversight by Germany's traditional conservative factions, and to engage in the cultural war initiative [1][2]. Key policies include:

Economic Liberalism: Pushing for liberal economic policies to draw in business leaders and private enterprises.
Anti-Statism: Aiming to lessen state control and welfare, advocating for a more autonomous economy.
International Relations: Bolstering connections with Western countries to counter perceived cultural neglect.
Non-Partisan Membership: Appealing to individuals of diverse backgrounds and experiences, transcending traditional political confines [2][3].

The bold blend of economic and cultural policies is designed to bridge the depth between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Alternative for Germany (AfD) [2][3]. The blueprint for this new political alliance is scheduled to be complete by 2026, ready for participation in state elections in Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate [1][2].

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Mrs Petry, once a co-founder of the Afd and later a member of the CDU, is now establishing a new party for 2026's state elections, aiming to fill a void in the political landscape and offer an alternative with a strong libertarian bent.
Petry's new party, yet unnamed, is expected to take an anti-statist stance, favoring free markets and limiting state intervention, hoping to reduce the state's control over the economy from about 50% to 25% within five years.
In line with this anti-authoritarian approach, the party is also predicted to focus on international relations, forging stronger ties with Western nations to address cultural issues that have been overlooked by Germany's traditional conservative factions.
The new party, with its non-partisan membership, aims to appeal to life-experienced citizens and entrepreneurs, seeking to represent the 98% of citizens who traditionally shun politics.