Overview
- The Bundestag-published 2024 party finance report lists a €18,000 transfer from CMC Center Management GmbH to the AfD.
- CMC is connected to Berlin furniture billionaire and Höffner founder Kurt Krieger, whose wealth Forbes estimates at about €1.1 billion.
- Krieger told B.Z. the payment has nothing to do with his political views and he dismissed any suggestion of a National Socialist mindset.
- Reporting indicates part of the sum went to the AfD’s Chemnitz association, where Krieger bought the former Kaufhof property in 2023 and a January 2024 council vote placed city offices there.
- CMC, now led by his daughter Stephanie, manages Höffner’s real estate portfolio including Elbepark Dresden and Chemnitz Center, and donations above €10,000 must be disclosed.