In response to ongoing nepotism allegations, particularly in Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia AfD leader Stefan Möller calls for new party rules on family hires. National leader Tino Chrupalla admits unease over similar practices, as the party eyes a statute change at its July congress.
The AfD is addressing mounting nepotism scrutiny, highlighted by recent investigations into Saxony-Anhalt (see prior coverage in this series). Thuringia state chairman Stefan Möller, co-leading with Björn Höcke since 2014, told Stern magazine the party must 'act cleaner than others,' even if family hires are legal, to protect credibility.
Reports from ZEIT and ZDF's Frontal have exposed cases in Saxony-Anhalt, such as relatives of top politicians employed by Bundestag members. Nationally, AfD co-chair Tino Chrupalla employs the wife of Saxon MP Robert Kuhnert in his constituency offices, prompting him to express a 'queasy feeling' on ARD's Caren Miosga—despite contracts being legally sound.
Möller advocates amending party statutes at the federal congress in early July in Erfurt to clarify hiring boundaries. Saxony-Anhalt AfD dismissed claims as 'absurd,' while Junge Freiheit deems Chrupalla allegations unfounded. This push aims to draw a line amid broader cronyism concerns.
