Jean-Pascal Homme is young and well-groomed: with a clean-shaven face and smart clothes. When he takes the stage in the Brandenburg state parliament, the 28-year-old lawmaker usually wears a suit and tie.
Home is not a household name in Germany, but that may change soon. He is expected to lead the new youth organization of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, which was founded on November 29 in the city of Giessen, north of Frankfurt.
On the eve of the event, he gave an interview to the right-wing media outlet Junge Freiheit TV, in which he outlined the organization’s goals.
“We want to be a training ground for future party leaders,” he declared. “We want to train civil servants and elected representatives, and we hope to also train members of government in the future.”
Hom pointed out that the AfD’s youth organization plays an important role in paving the way for the party’s rise to power.
The Alternative for Germany party dreams of an absolute majority
In 2026, five important regional elections will be held in Germany. The Alternative for Germany party has been leading in opinion polls for months, especially in eastern Germany.
In Saxony-Anhalt, support is at 40%, indicating that he may form a government without a coalition partner after the September elections.
On its way to power, the AfD decided to dissolve its former youth organization, Youth Alternative (Youth Alternative) at the beginning of 2025. Its members made headlines with extreme statements and were often involved in scandals, causing major headaches for the party leadership.
The JA was officially an association with no party affiliation. In fact, membership in the AfD was not a prerequisite for membership in the Japanese alliance, so the party had no way to punish what it saw as undesirable behavior.
JA was in the crosshairs of the German security authorities. She has been labeled a “confirmed right-wing extremist” due to her close ties to anti-constitutional organizations such as the Identity Movement and alleged right-wing terrorist groups, including a group called the Saxon Separatists. Legal and political analysts considered the General Assembly, which was on the verge of being banned, unconstitutional, which would have had repercussions for the AfD as a whole.
The security authorities have collected evidence proving that the AfD is acting against the basic principles of the German Constitution: its campaigns against Muslims and immigrants violate the principle of equality enshrined in the so-called Basic Law. Critics have been calling for a ban on the AfD for years. If the party’s youth organization had been banned, it would have helped their cause.
The group has repeatedly and forcefully rejected these accusations. “The AfD is striving to confront this far-right label and ridicule it as a whole,” political scientist Anna-Sophie Heinz of the University of Trier told DW. He pointed out, “But, at the same time, he is also afraid of the possible consequences.”
Therefore, the reorganization of the party’s youth appears to be primarily a strategic decision: under the umbrella of the parent party, the new group can hope to receive greater funding and professional support to engage in social media campaigns before next year’s elections, for example.
Will the new youth organization continue to be far-right?
The crucial question is: How much extremism will exist in the newly established youth organization?
“I don’t think the new youth organization will completely lose touch with the identity movement or the far right,” says Hynes.
For example, Holm has a history of close ties with far-right, anti-constitutional associations, and even received an internship in one of them. In October 2018, he attended a neo-fascist meeting in Italy.
The Alternative for Germany office in Brandenburg is considered one of the most extreme offices nationwide. Some members have openly defied the German constitution, even questioning whether it is legal for immigrants to obtain German citizenship.
Home’s response to the accusations leaves much room for interpretation. He said in an interview with the right-wing newspaper: “I am firmly convinced that the program promoted by the AfD, as well as the program that our youth organization will promote, is firmly rooted in the Basic Law.” Jung Freiheit.
Critics wonder how to explain this: Is the AfD based on the German Constitution, or is the message it sends abroad based only on the German Constitution?
“Germany Generation” was the name given to the new youth organization by Homme and his collaborators. Promoting mass deportations from Germany is the central focus of the platform. In order not to intimidate voters, AfD politicians often use the expression “re-immigration” instead of clearly using the word “deportation”.
(r/dzk)