Overview
- AfD parliamentary leaders have launched an internal disciplinary process against MP Matthias Moosdorf after his scathing letter about foreign-policy spokesman Markus Frohnmaier became public.
- An ordnungsverfahren is a party-rule procedure that allows the accused to respond and can end in measures such as a reprimand or a fine.
- In his letter to all AfD MPs, Moosdorf accused Frohnmaier of poor judgment, weak analysis, and insensitive wording on the Iran war, pointing to praise of “surgical precision” in US strikes as harmful to the party’s credibility.
- Moosdorf also questioned Frohnmaier’s Washington trips as costly and low-yield, citing more than €40,000 in faction funds and few meaningful meetings; Frohnmaier rejected the claims and said spreading untruths hurts the party.
- The clash deepens existing rifts over the AfD’s foreign-policy direction, with Moosdorf under fire for Russia ties and a pending case over an alleged 2023 Hitler salute, and comes soon after defense lead Rüdiger Lucassen resigned over internal disputes.