Der Flügel

Der Flügel was a far-right ultra-nationalist faction of the Alternative for Germany party. It was founded by Björn Höcke in the state of Thuringia on 14 March 2015. It was reportedly the most radical faction of AfD, and Germany's domestic intelligence agency placed it under "formal surveillance" due to its alleged right-wing extremism in 2020. It ceased to exist the same year, after the executive committee of the AfD voted to dissolve it on 30 April 2020. After its dissolution, its founder and leader Höcke made a video on Facebook confirming that it no longer exists.