Matthias Helferich (born 14 October 1988) is a German politician for the Alternative for Germany, [1] and a factionless member of the Bundestag since 2021. [2]
Biography
Helferich was born in 1988 in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
During his election campaign, his party Alternative for Germany (AfD) banned Helferich from holding any political office. Helferich had described himself in messages as the “friendly face of the NS” ( National Socialism). Helferich also spoke of himself as a “democratic Freisler”. During the Nazi era, as President of the People's Court, Roland Freisler was responsible for over 2,000 death sentences. Helferich later tried to relativize his statements as a satire. [3] [4]
Helferich was elected to the Bundestag in 2021. [2] Although a party member of AfD, Helferich never entered the party faction and is currently a factionless member of the Bundestag.
References
- ^ "Bundeswahlleiter (Federal Election Commissioner of Germany) - Elected Politicians in the Federal Election 2021". bundeswahlleiter. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Deutscher Bundestag - Matthias Helferich". Deutscher Bundestag.
- ^ "Matthias Helferich: AfD-Politiker verzichtet nach NS-Äußerung auf Fraktionszugehörigkeit". Der Spiegel (in German). 2021-09-30. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ^ Weiland, Severin (2021-08-09). "AfD und Matthias Helferich: Jörg Meuthen scheitert im Streit über AfD-Landesvize". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
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