A delegate holds up a voting card saying “No” during a two-day convention of Alternative für Deutschland to establish its new youth organisation in Giessen on November 29, 2025.
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AfD local chairman Willy Klinger described the attack as part of a wider pattern of aggression targeting the right-wing populist party.
State protection authorities in Frankfurt have launched an investigation after an attack on an Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) election campaign vehicle in the Rödelheim district. In the early hours of February 1st, the rear window of a parked car loaded with AfD election posters was smashed with a large stone. No posters were stolen, and the damage is estimated at around €600 plus labor costs.
A patrol team from the local police department filed a report shortly after the incident. The investigation is being handled by the specialist commission for state protection offenses at the Frankfurt am Main police headquarters. So far, no suspects have been identified, though there are indications of an unknown individual seen near the crime scene.
Willy Klinger, chairman of the Frankfurt AfD chapter, described the incident as part of a broader pattern of aggression against the party. He said that the “brothance against the AfD” seems to continue to progress, with their political opponents regarding “violence as a legitimate means of political discourse.”
Klinger added that with the Hessian local elections approaching on March 15th, he hopes to confront opponents “with arguments, not with violence.”
This attack comes amid other security concerns for AfD representatives. Sabine Reinknecht, a former deputy mayor and AfD parliamentarian from Bad Salzuflen, was forced into quarantine after opening a threatening letter containing a white powder. The letter, addressed to the AfD parliamentary group, triggered an emergency response from the fire department. Reinknecht’s earlier removal from office had already been condemned by the AfD as a “fatal signal … for our city, for the respect of voters, and for political culture as a whole.”
