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AfD rallies behind Markus Frohnmaier as candidate for Baden-Württemberg premier

Heilbronn delegates endorsed Frohnmaier almost unanimously despite the Verfassungsschutz classifying the AfD as an extremist suspect, with mainstream parties ruling out any coalition.

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Mehrere Menschen stehen hinter Transpis mit Anti-AfD-Sprüchen auf einem Bürgersteig vor Hausfassaden
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Overview

  • Markus Frohnmaier was chosen as the AfD’s Minister President candidate for the 2026 Baden-Württemberg election with only one delegate opposing his nomination.
  • The party filled its first 19 list positions without a single contest, reflecting an unprecedented level of internal unity at the Heilbronn conference.
  • A close confidant of national co-leader Alice Weidel, Frohnmaier will not stand for a Landtag seat and intends to remain in the Bundestag if he fails to secure the state premiership.
  • Both the state AfD branch and its federal leadership face surveillance by the Verfassungsschutz, which deems the Baden-Württemberg association a suspected extremist group and recently classified the national party as a secured right-wing extremist endeavor.
  • Despite polling third at 19 percent in Baden-Württemberg, the AfD is isolated politically as the CDU, Greens and other major parties have firmly ruled out forming a coalition with it.