Overview
- The AfD federal board adopted a resolution on Monday requiring Matthäus Westfal, known as “Aktivist Mann,” to give a prior, binding assurance not to harass other streamers or journalists before he may access party events.
- The rule says Westfal’s accreditation can be revoked and he can be excluded from events if he breaches the promise, with removal to be enforced under party house rules or by involving police.
- The motion that led to the measure was filed by Thuringian co‑leader Stefan Möller and was reported by multiple outlets as having passed the federal board unanimously.
- The decision follows a viral episode at the AfD election-night party in Magdeburg when Westfal repeatedly confronted Spiegel journalist Ann‑Katrin Müller and other incidents in which he targeted reporters.
- Westfal has rejected parts of the coverage and retains supporters inside the party such as Saxony‑Anhalt leader Ulrich Siegmund, leaving enforcement and the longer-term political effect on the AfD’s use of confrontational streamers uncertain while background reports note past extremist‑linked actions attributed to him.