Björn Höcke

A Telegram post by Höcke following an attack in Ludwigshafen led to a Volksverhetzung charge before Mühlhausen Regional Court, notably because of wording linked to the idea of 'lebensunwertes Leben'. The court admitted the charge.

In February 2026, during a debate in Thuringia's Landtag, Höcke again uttered 'Alles für Deutschland' while explaining his previous convictions. Police initially announced that they were examining a possible offence, widely reported as new 'Ermittlungen'.

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During an election speech in Saxony-Anhalt in 2021, Höcke uttered 'Alles für Deutschland', a slogan of the Nazi SA. Halle Regional Court fined him for using a symbol of an unconstitutional organisation, and the BGH made the conviction final in 2025.

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In Gera in December 2023, Höcke pronounced the beginning of the slogan and encouraged the audience to complete the final part. He was again convicted by Halle Regional Court; in 2025, the BGH upheld both convictions relating to the SA slogan.

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The Gera public prosecutor's office opened two preliminary inquiries (Vorermittlungsverfahren) concerning Höcke's speeches in October 2022 and January 2024, examining, among other things, possible Volksverhetzung or disparagement of the state and its symbols.

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Articles published under the pseudonym 'Landolf Ladig' in neo-Nazi publications were attributed to Höcke by researchers. In its assessment of the AfD, the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz considered that, given the weight of evidence, Höcke and Ladig were almost certainly the same person.

The Meiningen Administrative Court permitted a demonstration to use the description 'Faschist Höcke', finding that the organisers had provided a sufficient factual basis for the assessment to fall within freedom of expression.

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During a ZDF interview, Höcke interrupted the conversation following questions about his wording and vocabulary. His press officer referred to possible 'massive consequences' and the possibility that no further interviews with Höcke would take place if the segment was broadcast.

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Referring to the Holocaust memorial, Höcke described Germany as the only people to have placed a 'Denkmal der Schande' in the heart of its capital and called for an 'erinnerungspolitische Wende um 180 Grad'. The speech triggered 91 complaints and internal AfD expulsion proceedings.

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In his book-length interview Nie zweimal in denselben Fluss, Höcke describes a 'large-scale remigration project' and writes that a future political leadership will probably be unable to avoid a policy of 'well-tempered cruelty', involving 'human hardships' and 'unpleasant scenes'.

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At the Institut für Staatspolitik, Höcke applied biological r/K concepts to human populations, contrasting a supposed African 'Ausbreitungstyp' with a European 'Platzhaltertyp'. The statements were denounced as racist and pseudobiological.

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