Overview

• Udo Voigt died on July 17, 2025, at age 73 after a brief serious illness, the party announced.
• He led the National Democratic Party of Germany from 1996 to 2011 and had been deputy chairman of its successor, Die Heimat, since 2019.
• Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court barred Die Heimat from public funding for six years in 2024 over its extremist aims.
• Domestic intelligence agencies continue to monitor the party, citing its sustained commitment to far-right ideology despite a 2023 rebrand.
• The youth organization Jungen Nationalisten has recorded significant growth in membership and activity under intensified scrutiny.