Overview
- The AfD federal board, which met Monday, withdrew its move to expel Kevin Dorow and instead backed a two-year ban on holding party offices after hearing the youth group’s leader.
- Dorow resigned his posts on the Generation Deutschland board and in the AfD’s Schleswig-Holstein leadership and he keeps his local council group role in Rendsburg‑Eckernförde.
- The case stems from a November speech in Gießen where he used a slogan also tied to the Hitler Youth, prompting a review under §86a of Germany’s criminal code, which bans symbols or slogans of outlawed groups.
- Party figures said the decision followed Jean‑Pascal Hohm’s hearing and internal pushback, with multiple outlets reporting a unanimous vote and at least one board member publicly regretting having supported expulsion earlier.
- Reports also cite other remarks flagged by the board, including talk of “Passdeutsche” versus “Volksdeutsche” and praise for Martin Sellner’s remigration idea, while coverage split on tone from critical (taz, Spiegel) to more defensive of origins of the phrase (Junge Freiheit).