The branch of the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Bavaria called for the expulsion of Ukrainian refugees from Germany. The head of the local faction, Katrin Ebner-Steiner, said that Ukraine is large and has “enough territories” to which one can return.

She voiced such a proposal at the winter retreat of her parliamentary group on Thursday, January 16, reports the Suddeutsche Zeitung newspaper.. According to Ebner-Steiner, supposedly “only the AfD can set Bavaria on the right path” and free the people “from the stranglehold of the old party state.”.

To ensure the country is not "

This means the deportation of all criminals and non-resident aliens, according to the parliamentary group's "

As Ebner-Steiner explained when asked, in her opinion, all Ukrainian refugees will have to leave the country immediately, “even now”. We are talking about 1.2 million people throughout Germany, most of whom are women and children, and up to 200 thousand. people in Bavaria, the newspaper notes.

According to Ebner-Steiner, Ukraine is large and has “enough territories” to which one can return.

In addition, she stated that “if necessary” fences should be built on Germany’s borders..

Cities and municipalities in Bavaria should be allowed to declare an " Refugees should only receive benefits in kind - this means no more payments via payment card.

It is known that on January 14-15, the AfD branch in Bavaria held a meeting in Regensburg, as a result of which it published two policy documents: “Plan for the future, a new start for Bavaria”, as well as “Package against Islamization”. There is not a word about Ukraine, they only talk about “remigration”, as well as “the expulsion of criminals and foreigners without the right of residence”.

January 16 in the commentary of the Sat TV channel. 1 Ebner-Steiner stated the demand for “remigration so that this country does not become further Islamized.”. “Bavaria needs remigration,” she wrote on the social network X on January 17.

However, Suddeutsche Zeitung correspondent Johann Oesel, who attended the AfD meeting in Bavaria, writes that Ebner-Steiner spoke, in particular, about the expulsion of Ukrainians.

In the Bavarian Landtag, the AfD has 32 of 203 seats. This region of Germany is led by a coalition of the Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Free Voters.. The next state parliament elections will take place in autumn 2028, but the local AfD is campaigning for early elections to the Bundestag on February 23.