Overview

• Hans-Georg Maaßen told party members he may no longer belong to the Werteunion in two or three weeks, indicating a possible imminent resignation.
• He described events as a "putsch" and accused Sylvia Pantel, Jörg Meuthen, and several other board members of orchestrating a power takeover.
• Reporting indicates the Pantel camp now commands board votes, with proposed rules curbing the party leader’s control over meetings and public statements, leaving Maaßen effectively without a majority.
• Pantel and allies declined to address Maaßen’s personal allegations and said they support internal democracy and the party’s programmatic goals.
• Maaßen also criticized the party’s state under his tenure, citing poor visibility, empty coffers, few new members, and weak election results in Thuringia (0.6%), Saxony (0.3%), and the Bundestag (0.0%).