Overview

• Hans‑Georg Maaßen announced on X that he resigned as party leader and left both the WerteUnion and its support association.
• Seven federal board members and the party’s press spokesperson also resigned, according to his letter reported by German media.
• Maaßen said the decisive break was the Weimar vote for the WerteUnion Förderverein board, which he claims is now largely composed of non‑party members.
• He indicated plans to seek a new vehicle and said backing another party is possible, a prospect some coverage links speculatively to the AfD.
• The party says no routine board re‑elections are planned at the Nov. 8 extraordinary congress, as factions trade accusations and legal action is threatened, and the group remains electorally marginal.