Jüterbog's Mayor Arne Raue: First AfD Mayor of Brandenburg!

Jüterbog's Mayor Arne Raue: First AfD Mayor of Brandenburg!

Jüterbog, Deutschland - In Brandenburg there is a political earthquake: Arne Raue, the independent mayor of the city of Jüterbog, has joined the AfD! This makes it the first full-time mayor of Germany with an AfD party book, provided that there is no objection within one month. Raue, who has been in office since 2011, submitted his membership application to the AfD last week, and the district association Teltow-Fläming unanimously gave the green light on Sunday.

The decision is not surprising, because rough closeness to the AfD has long been known. In the past, he has kept greeting several times at party days in Jüterbog and caused a sensation with controversial statements about refugees. "I never made a secret of the fact that I agree with the AfD content," said Raue of the German Press Agency. He does not expect an outcry in his city, which counts around 13,000 inhabitants, and does not believe that the political work on site will make itself difficult. "I am sorry for this fire wall," said Raue.

political ambitions and reactions

The reactions on a rough step are mixed. The SPD state member Erik Stohn expressed that AfD membership did not surprise him and suspect that Raue could possibly be striving for a candidate for the Bundestag. AfD boss Alice Weidel, on the other hand, cheered on the reinforcement of her party: "Mr. Raue brings great expertise and social skills to the party." The state chairman René Springer also praises rough political consequence and his many years of work as mayor.

With this development, the AfD is further anchored in local politics. Robert Sesselmann was voted the first AfD district administrator in Germany last year, and Hannes Loth took over the office of the first full-time AfD mayor in Saxony-Anhalt. Brandenburg could now experience the next step in this political wave.