Overview

• The AfD parliamentary group approved new conduct rules and expunged the term “Remigration” from its platform during a July 5–6 vote to project a more disciplined image.
• At a July 7 press conference, co-leader Alice Weidel attacked governing parties as “Loser-Parteien,” accusing them of voter fraud and demanding their resignation.
• Mainstream Bundestag factions continue to enforce a cordon sanitaire, denying the AfD vice-presidential posts and committee chairmanships despite its 151 seats.
• AfD chiefs announced they will back the CDU’s candidate for the Federal Constitutional Court to demonstrate institutional cooperation and reasonableness.
• Prominent hardliners, including Björn Höcke and other extremist voices, have condemned the moderation moves, exposing deep divisions over ideology and tactics.