Jörg Meuthen is planning a comeback in the state parliament – ​​now for the union of values!

Jörg Meuthen is planning a comeback in the state parliament – ​​now for the union of values!

Jörg Meuthen, the former AfD member of the state parliament from the Backnang constituency, is planning to return to the state parliament, but this time for the Union of Values. The politician, who was elected to the state government in 2016, has clearly positioned himself in a press release from the Union of Values ​​and wants to focus his politics on economic issues, which suggests that he is trying to use his previous experience in new ways. Loud ZVW He wants to find a “new political home” with his candidacy for the state elections in Baden-Württemberg in 2026.

Meuthen, whose political career began in the Junge Union, joined the AfD in 2013, motivated by outrage at the “arrogance of power,” as he himself put it. Over the years he held various high positions within the party, including parliamentary group leader in the state parliament and federal chairman. Wikipedia emphasizes that Meuthen was noticed, among other things, for his economically liberal approach, even if he never clearly drew boundaries with the right-wing national wing of the party.

Political change and new challenges

After his critical stance on the AfD's development to the right, Meuthen left the party in January 2022 and joined the Center Party. However, this was able to secure enough support for the state elections in Lower Saxony in 2022. He only announced his departure from the Center Party in September 2023 and has since then turned his attention to the Union of Values, where he is now deputy federal chairman and top candidate for the next state election. This shows that despite the setbacks, he does not stop being politically active.

In recent years, Meuthen has repeatedly expressed his views on topics such as media reporting and refugee policy and describes the discussion about climate change as “climate hysteria”. However, these views are not without controversy, and his call for a critical engagement with the possible split of the AfD into two wings shows his continued troubled place within the German political landscape. Meuthen is described as someone who clearly pursues economically liberal approaches, but at the same time sharply distances himself from extreme fringe positions within his former party.

Meuthen's return shows an increasing interest in a repositioning within the political landscape in Baden-Württemberg, where the Union of Values ​​is trying to establish itself as an economic policy alternative to the established parties. It will be interesting to see how his plans develop in the coming months.