Frauke Petry, former leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), plans to establish a new political party in Germany. This new party will adopt an "anti-statist" ideology, aiming to dismantle state-funded welfare and combat what she terms "state authoritarianism".
The party's platform will emphasize "strengthening cultural ties to the West" and seeks to fill the perceived gap between the CDU and the AfD. Specific goals include reducing government spending to GDP ratio, contrasting with the CDU's recent increased spending.
Petry's political career started with the AfD, where she initially represented a more economically libertarian wing, but later clashed with the party's growing nationalist faction. She ultimately left the AfD and has had a previous failed attempt at founding another party, Die Blaue Partei.
The success of Petry's new party remains uncertain. The article contrasts her efforts with other recent attempts to establish new parties in the German political landscape, some of which have experienced limited success, such as Sahra Wagenknecht's BSW and Hans Georg Maaßen's Werte Union.