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SPD Deputy Serpil Midyatli Warns She Would Be Among the First Targeted if AfD Governs

The remarks stem from a long-form book interview released during her bid to lead the SPD ticket in Schleswig-Holstein in 2027.

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Serpil Midyatli (SPD), Landes- und Fraktionsvorsitzende, spricht auf dem Landesparteitag der SPD Schleswig-Holstein, auf dem unter anderem der Landesvorstand neu gewählt werden soll. Jetzt führt sie sich schon von der AfD verfolgt.

Overview

  • Serpil Midyatli says people with migration backgrounds, including her own community, would be the first persecuted or deported if the AfD came to power, citing the party’s rising poll numbers.
  • She recounts racist attacks on her family in the 1990s, including smashed shop windows, a vandalized car and an attempted arson at her parents’ home.
  • Midyatli states that her fear is greater now than ever before, linking it to current political momentum for the far right.
  • The SPD deputy federal chair leads the party in Schleswig-Holstein, serves as opposition leader in the state parliament and is seeking the top candidacy for the 2027 state election, with the state still lacking AfD representation in its Landtag.
  • She backs an AfD ban and points to the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution’s decision to treat the party as a right-wing extremist effort.