Hans-Thomas Tillschneider
German politician
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More Bismarck, less Hitler,
- Hans-Thomas Tillschneider,... the AfD’s deputy state chair and education spokesperson in Saxony-Anhalt, has saidIrish Timesirishtimes.com/world/europe…
More Bismarck, less Hitler,
- is how Hans-Thomas Tillschneider, the party’s regional cultural spokesperson, summed it up in an interview with German mediaCNNcnn.com/2026/09…
That’s why we have policies that are self-destructive in every area — because we have a cracked identity,
- Tillschneider said from underneath a tent at the festivalPolitico Europepolitico.eu/article/hans…
We want to spread the joy of being German,
- Tillschneider said at a pre-election AfD “family fest” on an overcast August afternoon in Querfurt, a small medieval fortress city in his Saxony-Anhalt constituencyPolitico Europepolitico.eu/article/hans…
We have to legitimize AfD policies through a practical example. That is our task,
- said Hans-Thomas Tillschneider, the brainchild of the AfD’s program for governing in Saxony-Anhalt, at a regional party conference in Magdeburg in JulyPolitico Europepolitico.eu/article/germany…
Earlier
Victories by far left and far right show Germans sick of politics as usual
The Washington Postwashingtonpost.com/world/2026…It has benefited from economic and industrial decline and a sense of insecurity, which the party blames on the extensive migration of young Muslims in the last decade
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/world/europe…In Germany, AfD's performance in Saxony-Anhalt weakens Friedrich Merz
Le Mondelemonde.fr/en/international…Merz seemed to have no clear plan for saving himself and his party as his government confronted its biggest political crisis yet, beyond ambiguous promises to become a better, more empathetic politician 16 months into his chancellorship
Politico Europepolitico.eu/article/germany…The far-right leader pushing Germans to forget the Nazi past
Politico Europepolitico.eu/article/hans…He looked pretty good, his chin covered with designer stubble, his hair combed into a neat quiff, his green eyes staring right into the camera, under the headline “Der gefährlichste Mann Deutschlands”: Germany’s most dangerous man
Guardiantheguardian.com/news/audio…Germany is poised to enter one of its most dangerous moments yet
Politico Europepolitico.eu/article/germany…All eyes are on Saxony-Anhalt this week, ahead of a state election on Sunday that could trigger a political earthquake across Germany
Deutsche Welledw.com/en/afd…