Żaklin Nastic, a former MP for the Left Party and BSW, was to be hired as a senior staff member of the AfD Bundestag group, according to information from Junge Freiheit.
The former Bundestag MP had criticized the AfD for years and described it as the "party of knife-stabbers and unleashed violence." Junge Freiheit reported on June 12, 2026, that Nastic was now to work in a leading position in the AfD group.
Tino Chrupalla is linked to the personnel move in comments. Several users expressed concerns and praised that the group had resisted the hiring.
The AfD maintains an incompatibility list that excludes former members of certain organizations from membership. Whether Nastic met these criteria remained open.
