AfD's Frauke Petry will not stand as lead candidate in 2017 German elections

[Thelurker1234]

[quote]Frauke Petry, the co-chairwoman and most recognizable figure of the [URL="http://www.dw.com/en/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-afd/a-37208199"]right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD)[/URL], dropped the latest of her [URL="http://www.dw.com/en/afd-leader-frauke-petry-hints-at-resignation-ahead-of-convention/a-38215341"]patented bombshells[/URL] on Wednesday via video on her facebook page."To end all the speculation in this area, I would like to take the opportunity in this video message to declare unambiguously that I am not available for a lead candidacy on my own nor for participation in a lead team," Petry said.
Petry also said that it was unclear whether a party like the AfD, which will likely end up in the hands of the opposition, needed a "largely symbolic" lead candidate. She added that this was one issue to be decided at this weekend's AfD conference in Cologne.[/quote]

[URL]http://www.dw.com/en/afds-frauke-petry-will-not-stand-as-lead-candidate-in-2017-german-elections/a-38491524[/URL]

[URL]http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/frauke-petry-verzichtet-auf-afd-spitzenkandidatur-rueckzug-mit-kampfansage-a-1143906.html[/URL]

that's one hell of a baby bump tbh
also rip afd

[Tamschi]

I suppose it makes sense, since if they can't talk with the other parties (by alienating just about everyone else and actively damaging dialogue), whoever enters parliament like that will look completely ineffectual in our political system.

Apparently she's trying to make her party into one that could be part of a coalition though? That's going to be interesting to say the least.