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Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is preparing a coordinated effort to cut off state funding to left-wing organizations, according to internal communications obtained by Bild. AfD Bundestag member Sebastian Maack is spearheading the initiative and seeking support from within the party’s parliamentary group.
The campaign primarily targets associations funded through the federal government’s Living Democracy program, which allocates €182 million annually from 2025 to 2032 to organizations dedicated to “strengthening democracy and peaceful, respectful coexistence.” According to the AfD, this funding also benefits groups with far-left extremist affiliations.
The AfD plans to form four internal working groups to implement its strategy. These teams will draft parliamentary inquiries, collect and analyze data on NGOs, and investigate legal grounds for challenging the organizations’ activities.
One group will specifically focus on identifying violations of laws or government procedures, while another will explore potential lawsuits.
Maack confirmed the strategy, stating, “The misuse of taxpayers’ money for left-wing NGOs must be stopped.” According to Bild, around 40 AfD lawmakers have already backed the plan.
Criticism of NGO funding has also come from other parties. Earlier this year, now-Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s party submitted hundreds of questions to the traffic light coalition government, inquiring about how politically neutral state-financed protest-organizing groups were. The questions came after state-funded organizations protested “against the far right”—including the CDU/CSU.
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