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Jens Schneider, Berlin
Jörg Meuthen’s opponents have been waiting for this retreat for a long time, just as his supporters feared this step. For the AfD, the party leader’s resignation means a massive cut in their dispute over the direction of the party, with which the more moderate wing in the party is likely to lose further ground. Simply because he has lost his leading figure: After more than six years at the head of the party, Meuthen announced in an email to AfD members this Monday morning that he would not run for party chairmanship again. It seems like a surrender to the far right, and they should see it that way.