Far-right activist Martin Sellner launches new 'Institute for Remigration' in Saxony-Anhalt
Austrian far-right figure Martin Sellner has founded the Institute for Remigration in Saxony-Anhalt, positioning himself as an ideological source for the AfD.
Martin Sellner, an Austrian activist linked to the Identitäre Bewegung, has established a new body called the Institute for Remigration in Saxony-Anhalt. The institute is intended to develop and disseminate ideas about large-scale demographic change, a core theme of Sellner's far-right agenda. He presented the organization as a source of strategic concepts for the Alternative for Germany (AfD), suggesting a closer ideological alignment.
This development extends Sellner's influence beyond Austria into the German political landscape, particularly in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. The launch has drawn attention to the growing presence of extremist networks within mainstream right-wing parties. No official response from the AfD or local authorities has been reported yet.
Why it matters
The institute could deepen extremist influence on mainstream right-wing politics in Germany.
How the sides frame it
MODERATE AGREEMENTBoth camps portray the institute as linked to far-right extremist activity, but left-leaning coverage stresses its ideological alignment with the AfD, while centrist coverage emphasizes the legal registration, lobbying intent and the founder’s neo-Nazi background.
LEFT
Frames the institute as an extension of Sellner’s far-right agenda and a sign of extremist networks infiltrating the AfD.
CENTER
Frames the institute as a newly registered NGO tied to neo-Nazi figures, highlighting its lobbying purpose and self-described goal of promoting “remigration.”
The left emphasises
- Sellner is an Austrian activist linked to the Identitäre Bewegung
- the institute will develop and spread ideas about large-scale demographic change
- it is presented as a source of strategic concepts for the Alternative for Germany (AfD)
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