Sellner pitches 'remigration masterplan' to AfD after Saxony-Anhalt election
Austrian far-right strategist proposes mass deportation framework to German party following regional victory.
What to know
- Sellner, an Austrian far-right strategist, presented a detailed mass-deportation policy paper to the AfD immediately after its strong regional election performance.
- The AfD's Saxony-Anhalt platform contains nearly identical remigration proposals, including a dedicated state office, deportation task force, and 100 million euro budget.
- Evidence documents prior coordination: Sellner and AfD leaders appeared together at a 2023 remigration conference, with multiple subsequent public collaborations.
- The policy paper proposes reviewing all existing residency permits, expanding detention centers, ending integration programs, and investigating existing naturalizations for legal violations.
Martin Sellner Austrian far-right ideologue, Institute for Remigration founderAfD (Saxony-Anhalt) Regional far-right political partyPhilipp Huemer Co-operator of Institute for Remigration, former Vienna identitarian leaderGötz Kubitschek Far-right ideologue and AfD adviser
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taz documents prior coordination between Sellner and AfD leadership — Evidence shows Sellner and AfD state leader Ulrich Siegmund appeared together at the notorious 2023 Potsdam "remigration" conference and gave speeches. Sellner also collaborated publicly with AfD faction chief Oliver Kirchner and made multiple visits to AfD adviser Götz Kubitschek in Saxony-Anhalt.
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taz reveals detailed remigration plan aligned with AfD platform
Investigation shows Sellner's policy paper proposes a dedicated state office for remigration to centralize deportations, review all existing toleration permits, expand deportation detention centers, end integration projects, and scrutinize existing naturalizations for legal violations. The AfD's election platform contains nearly identical proposals, including a remigration task force and 100 million euro deportation budget.
“zum Schaufenster einer umfassenden Remigrationspolitik…”
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Es ist das Projekt, mit dem der Identitären-Vordenker seit Jahren hausieren geht – der Plan einer massenweisen Abschiebung von Migranten. 👉️ Zum ganzen Text:
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AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt election, Sellner declares 'massive victory' — Following the state election, Austrian far-right ideologue Martin Sellner celebrates the AfD result, calling it "a massive victory" and claiming the party has achieved "cultural hegemony." Sellner then hints at a "masterplan" for the state called "Remigration."
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Sellner's Institute for Remigration publishes policy paper for Saxony-Anhalt — Sellner's newly created "Institute for Remigration," operated with Philipp Huemer, releases a policy paper titled "Saxony-Anhalt as a Remigration Model State" proposing concrete measures to make the region a "showcase for comprehensive remigration policy."